Hi
I am using Ariba Sourcing Pro's RFP in the Oil and Gas sector for complex tenders such as Drilling Fluids and Cementing.In such tenders, apart from the commercial comparison there is quite a bit of analytics and a number of unknowns that are involved. For eg, Say for cementing, there is something called a "Spacer" that is required which is a mix of certain chemicals. Now for vendor A, these certain chemicals could be C1, C2 and C3 while for Vendor B this might be C4 and C5 only. So the number of line items is based on the technology of the supplier and is not known upfront.
Additionally, to complicate things, even the quantities are not fixed before the RFP is floated as the quantity is based on certain parameters of the ingredient Chemicals themselves.Greater the specific gravity of the chemicals, the lesser is the quantity.
Now finally, to further complicate things, different vendors have different minimum order quantities.
Also, I want to evaluate the total bid basis of my well program (number of wells to be drilled) and not against the line items for which the vendorrs have quoted.
Appreciate if you can help me in modelling
Thank you An