Submissions
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Can I delete a vendor's Invite to a project?
Vendor Invites to a project are sent once a project is in the Open stage. Because invites are sen...
Can I reinstate an eliminated submission?
During the process of Evaluation, if you've eliminated a Vendor's submission and you have decided...
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...
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 ...
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...
Who has access to eliminated submissions?
Once a Vendor has been eliminated, the eliminated vendor's submission will show up under "Show th...
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...
Document Takers
This feature is a two-level feature, which allows you to see exactly who has downloaded your Publ...
How do I eliminate/disqualify a vendor?
When a project closes you'll find all vendors who submitted under the Submissions section of the ...
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...
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...
Orphaned Documents/Data
Orphaned Documents/Data occur when changes are made to a project's Requested Information during t...
Work-in-Progress Submissions
Project Owners can see a list of Work-in-Progress (WIP) submissions in the Submissions section. W...
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...
Amending a supplier's submission
From time to time suppliers mistakenly upload a file to the wrong slot (e.g., a pricing document ...
I see "Processing" when I try to open a submission, what does this mean?
"Processing" only pertains to the built-in document previewer that allows you to view most files ...