Concept: Responding to Requests for Proposal

Once vendors have submitted their proposals to your request for proposal (RFP), there are several actions available.

You must have rfp.edit
security permissions.

Responding to a Single Proposal

Select a single proposal by:

Using the Actions
drop-down menu on the proposal.

Selecting the check box next to the proposal.

Opening the proposal and accessing the Actions
drop-down menu directly from the proposal.

Action	Description
Review & Score	Only available through the Actions drop-down menu on the Proposals tab of the RFP. Enables you to review and score the individual responses.
Award	Enables you to select the vendor who wins the work outlined in the RFP. Workday VNDLY sends an email notification with an optional message to the primary vendor contact on the proposal. You can't undo this action.
Reject	Enables you to reject the vendor proposal. Workday VNDLY sends an email notification with an optional message to the primary vendor contact on the proposal. You can't undo this action.
Shortlist	Enables you to add the vendor proposal to a shortlist. Workday VNDLY sends an email notification with an optional message to the primary vendor contact on the proposal. You can't undo this action.

On the

Proposals

tab for the RFP, you can select multiple proposals using the check boxes.

You can respond to multiple proposals.

Action	Description
Award	Enables you to select multiple vendor proposals. Those vendors win the work outlined in the RFP. Workday VNDLY sends an email notification with an optional message to the primary vendor contacts on the proposals. You can't undo this action.
Reject	Enables you to reject multiple vendor proposals. Workday VNDLY sends an email notification with an optional message to the primary vendor contacts on the proposals. You can't undo this action.
Shortlist	Enables you to add multiple vendor proposals to a shortlist so that you can evaluate them. Workday VNDLY sends an email notification with an optional message to the primary vendor contacts on the proposals. You can't undo this action.

You can view the status of the proposals on the

Proposals

tab of the RFP.

Status	Description
Award	The vendor has won the work based on their proposal. You can't undo this action, and the proposal can't be rejected or shortlisted.
Reject	You rejected the proposal from the vendor. You can't undo this action, and the proposal can't be awarded or shortlisted.
Shortlist	The vendor proposal has succeeded in an initial round of selection. You can reject or award the proposal.