Ben Mendez

Here is a list of terminology you may encounter while creating a Reverse Auction.  Active Submissions: All current submissions completed for this project. Bid Ceiling: All Vendor bids must be lower...

A submission in Bonfire can be formed by either uploading documents (PDF, Excel, etc) or entering data (Numeric, Text, Yes/No, True/False) or a combination of both. Data Fields refer to fields that...

So all submissions have been received, the evaluation has been kicked off and you are ready to start scoring! When you initially log in to the project you will see an orange banner indicating that ...

Only one file can be uploaded for each slot unless the buyer has allowed multiple documents to be uploaded. You'll be able to tell if multiple files are allowed in the Requested Information section...

To delete an internal Work-In-Progress submission, navigate to the Submissions section and expand it. Click the Actions button for the Internal Work-in-Progress submission in question and select De...

Orphaned Documents/Data occur when changes are made to a project's Requested Information during the Open Stage. This can cause an uploaded file on a Vendor submission to no longer "match" the Reque...

Project Owners can see a list of Work-in-Progress (WIP) submissions in the Submissions section. WIP submissions are submissions that have been prepared but have not yet been finalized. As such, the...

If you opted to use another method to receive supplier documents, you can still upload them right into Bonfire for evaluation. This may be the case if you're still receiving documents physically wi...

From time to time suppliers mistakenly upload a file to the wrong slot (e.g., a pricing document in the proposal document slot) or they include the pricing information somewhere in the proposal. Fo...

When a vendor uploads their files, Bonfire converts these files to a format that can be viewed right in the user's browser. This conversion process takes may take up to half an hour, depending on t...