Best and Final Offer (BAFO)

Best and Revised Final Offer (BARFO)

Bill of Materials (BOM)
Bill of Quantities (BOQ) is a detailed and itemized pricing document.
DMCS (Document and Materials Control System)
Request for association (RFA)
Request for expression(s) of interest (RFEI), is part of the EOI (expression of interest)
Request for information (RFI)
Request for quotation (RFQ)
Request for qualifications (RFQ) also known as pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ)
Request for solution (RFS) is similar to a Request for Proposal (RFP)
Request for tender (RFT), also known as invitation to tender (ITT)
Basis of Estimate (BOE) is a document that identifies the logic, data, methodology and calculations used
to estimate the resources required to perform a specific task or group of related tasks. BOEs detail the
thought process and calculations used to arrive at the estimate.
Material take off (MTO) is the process of analyzing the drawings and determining all the materials
required to accomplish the design
Open tenders, open calls for tenders, or advertised tenders are open to all vendors or contractors who
can guarantee performance.
Restricted tenders, restricted calls for tenders, or invited tenders are only open to selected pre-
qualified vendors or contractors.
The tender stage may form part of a two-stage process, the first stage of which (as in the expression-of-
interest (EOI) tender call)

Aligns estimate data with other RFP deliverables such as the project schedule, technical volume, risk
register and oral presentations.