How to prepare a Gulf eyewear RFQ

A usable RFQ does not start with “send catalogue and price.” It starts with a product direction, a quantity, the GCC destination and a decision on who is importing. Those inputs determine whether a supplier can quote a real route instead of inventing a price range.

The brief, line by line

Input	What to provide	Why it matters
Product	Reference, frame type, material, lens, dimensions and branding	Defines the manufacturing route
Quantity	First order volume and expected reorder pattern	Determines the MOQ and price tier
Destination	GCC market, importer/consignee and intended delivery city	Sets the logistics and documentation scope
Packaging	Case, box, label and Arabic/English artwork needs	Prevents packaging surprises after sampling
Timing	Target launch / delivery date and approval constraints	Lets the supplier validate the execution route

Three ways to get a bad quote

1. Hiding the destination. It makes any transport or document commitment meaningless.
2. Mixing target price with approved specification. A price target is useful context, not a substitute for a product brief.
3. Assuming every term is included. Product, packaging, QC, freight, customs and final delivery must be itemized in writing.

Use the structured RFQ when you have these inputs. The response should identify assumptions and open questions before it states a commercial number.