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Once you submit your Development Project, it will be released to the Calico network of suppliers that are in line with your project category. You will be notified in the Development tab when your Project progresses through each status:
Request Received and Being Analyzed
Finding Matching Suppliers
Shortlisting Best Factories
Selection and Sample Request
You will be notified when Quotes are ready for your review via email. Suppliers are chosen for your project based on your project specifications and their vetted skillsets. Calico vets and analyzes each supplier and performs matching based on a number of factors. Typically 2 quotes per project is standard.
For each quote, under View more, there is information information about the Supplier, Payment Terms, Lead times, and any adjustments to cost from your target price.
Messaging
Once you have a quote, you can message the supplier directly from the quotes page by clicking on the messaging tab. If asked by the supplier or to provide more information about the product, there is also the option to upload photos directly into messages to discuss directly with the supplier. Look for the paperclip icon beside the 'send message' button to upload a file.
Samples + Purchase Orders
If you are satisfied with the quote and want to proceed to sampling or directly to a purchase order, you can do so by navigating to the samples/purchase orders tabs and generating an order from the existing quote information.
You can select the exact skus you want to include in your order and remove any skus that you do not need. This is also where you would add specific quantities per sku for your order.
This will generate your order and automatically link the order to the supplier that provided the quote. You will then be prompted to add in your Order details (order name, shipping address, order accept date..). Once all information has been entered, you can proceed in sending your PO.
It is recommended that you check back on your RFQ frequently, in order to avoid missing quotes and messages that are coming back from suppliers.
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