Step 2: Commodity Response

This tab displays all commodity line items for all commodity groups from the referenced solicitation. This tab records the vendor's response (for example, Bid Quantity, Unit, and Unit Price) for the commodity line. The rows in the grid are sorted by Group and then by Line Number.

The following fields are required if the Line Type is Item:

Response Type
Unit
Unit Price
Delivery Days

The following fields are required if the Line Type is Service:

Response Type
Bid Contract Amount

The following fields are required if the Line Type is Discount:

Response Type
Award Discount %
Effective To
Effective From
Bid Catalog Name

The following fields are required if the Line Type is Catalog:

Response Type
Award Discount %
Effective To
Effective From
Bid Catalog Name

The Response Type for each Commodity line defaults to Bid, but can be changed. You can optionally enter data into the Comments field. If the Response Type for any of the above line types is No Bid then you should only enter text in the Comments field; however, the system will not prevent you from entering data in the other fields.