Capture the reference
Record the product family the buyer researched, then label the request as an alternative comparison. The reference is context. It is not an authorization.
ForgeSpan Sourcing keeps the buyer brief independent
The service exists so a business buyer can compare factory quotations without borrowing another company identity. ForgeSpan Sourcing does not own a plant, does not appoint dealers and does not publish another firm project list as its own. The work is a written brief, a set of questions and a side-by-side reading of answers.
Review RFQ Checklist- Use
- Dimensions
- Loads
- Jurisdiction
- Quantity
- Destination
A review sequence, not a company history
The marks below are steps in one procurement file. They are not founding years, factory openings or completed case counts.
Freeze the scope words
Choose shell, delivered, installed or turnkey and repeat that word in every question. Mixed words produce mixed prices.
Ask for the system actually quoted
Drawings, material notes and any cited AWS D1.1 or AISC 360 practice must name the system in the quote. A general certificate does not travel with a different frame.
Hand the decision back
The buyer and the project engineer accept substitutions, code strategy and contract terms. Sourcing coordination ends at a clearer comparison, not at a stamp.
What this desk will and will not do
Match the question
Send the same use, module dimensions and destination to more than one factory.
Separate exclusions
Mark freight, tax, foundation and installation as included or excluded.
Flag deviations
Call out a change in clear span, bay spacing, eave height or insulation before prices are ranked.
Skip invented proof
No client logos, production volumes or years in business are claimed here.
Skip code promises
IBC or HUD Code applicability is a project question. This page does not pre-approve a unit.
Keep preferences optional
A budget range and a premium, mid-range or budget supplier preference can travel with the note. They are buyer choices, not ratings we have audited.
Start from the role, then the requirement
If you need a factory to price an alternative modular building, use the form. If you still need to choose volumetric or panelized construction, read offsite methods first.
Compare methods