Get Invitation For Bids (ifb) Issue Date: February 23, 2010 Ifb#214-10-painting Title: Term Contract

The invite contains all the necessary information a supplier needs to know about the project and its requirements – including quantities and pricing – allowing them to submit a competitive bid to win the contract.

The Invitation for Bid (IFB) is a written solicitation document used to solicit bid responses for non-IT goods or for IT goods and/or services where suppliers are asked to provide a bid to the State's known and detailed, clear requirements.

What is an invitation to bid? An invitation to bid is a call by clients to contractors to provide specific products or services that meet product specifications.

IFB. An Invitation for Bid (IFB) is a sealed bidding process used when a department has a clear description of the project scope, requirements, and proposer qualifications.

Whereas an IFB will evaluate proposals largely based on price, RFPs will consider price as well as details of the bidding organization's operational plan, staff experience and education, timeline estimates and more. The review process for an RFP is typically longer than those of IFBs.

The invite contains all the necessary information a supplier needs to know about the project and its requirements – including quantities and pricing – allowing them to submit a competitive bid to win the contract.

What is an invitation to bid? An invitation to bid is a call by clients to contractors to provide specific products or services that meet product specifications.

If your decision is to not move forward, reply back thanking them for the opportunity and kindly decline to bid. If you choose to respond to the bid, kindly reply to the agency and let them know you've accepted their invitation. And again, thank them for the opportunity to bid on their project.