Submissions
Gisela
How can I submit a proposal if I'm a Project Owner or Buyer?
Typically, Project Owners and other Procurement Professionals cannot submit proposals to projects...
Peter Soliman
Will deleting a Vendor invite prevent them from accessing the project?
If you remove a Vendor who has not yet submitted on an Invite-Only project, they will not have ac...
Peter Soliman
If I delete an Invitation on an Invite-Only Project and reopen the project, will that Vendor still have access to the reopened project?
Deleting an invite after a participant has already submitted will not exclude them from a project...
Sarah Watts
Why can't I mark a Submission as Awarded?
If you are unable to mark a Vendor as Awarded because you don't see the option in the Actions m...
Xue Wu
Can I check which vendors started a submission but did not finish?
Bonfire gives you visibility on Vendors' Submissions including the proposals that were not submit...
Peter Soliman
Can I delete a vendor's Invite to a project?
Vendor Invites to a project are sent immediately, regardless of whether a project is in the Pendi...
Peter Soliman
Can I reinstate an eliminated submission?
During the process of Evaluation, if you've eliminated a Vendor's submission and you have decided...
Justin
Why do I see "Windows cannot extract the file" when trying to open a submission file?
When opening files downloaded from Bonfire, you may receive an error message that states, "The de...
Xue Wu
Can a Project Owner sign an Intent to Bid (ITB) for a supplier after the ITB deadline?
Only Vendors can declare their Intent to Bid (ITB), Buyers do not have the ability to do this on ...
Peter Soliman
Why is a Vendor who was on the Document Takers list no longer on the list?
The Document Takers list allows you to see exactly who has downloaded your Public Files and gener...
Peter Soliman
Who has access to eliminated submissions?
Once a Vendor has been eliminated, the eliminated vendor's submission will show up under "Show th...
Sarah Watts
How do I edit Contact Information on an Internal Submission?
If you need to edit Contact Information for an Internal Submission, navigate to your project's Su...
Dave Hoang
Document Takers
This feature is a two-level feature, which allows you to see exactly who has downloaded your Publ...
Omar Salaymeh
How do I eliminate/disqualify a vendor?
When a project closes you'll find all vendors who submitted under the Submissions section of the ...
Dave Hoang
Can I start my submission then resume it later? (Work-In-Progress submissions)
One of the many great things about the submission process is that Bonfire automatically saves you...
Dave Hoang
How do I Delete an Internal Work-In-Progress Submission?
To delete an internal Work-In-Progress submission, return to your project, then click on Submissi...
Dave Hoang
Orphaned Documents/Data
Orphaned Documents/Data occur when changes are made to a project's Requested Information during t...
Dave Hoang
Work-in-Progress Submissions
Project Owners can see a list of Work-in-Progress (WIP) submissions in the Submissions section. W...
Omar Salaymeh
How do I internally upload vendor submissions into Bonfire?
If you opted to use another method to receive supplier documents, you can still upload them right...
Omar Salaymeh
Amending a supplier's submission
From time to time suppliers mistakenly upload a file to the wrong slot (e.g., a pricing document ...
Omar Salaymeh
I see "Processing" when I try to open a submission, what does this mean?
When a vendor uploads their files, Bonfire converts these files to a format that can be viewed ri...