RFQ Processing for Custom Fabricators
You forward the mess. We return a quote-ready packet — missing-info checklist, clarification draft, and quote framework — for your approval. Nothing goes to the customer without you.
Most railing and metal shops spend hours every week cleaning up RFQs before they can even quote. A photo with half the dimensions. A finish left undecided. A soft deadline that's actually firm.
| Item | Qty | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Interior stairwell railing | 14 linear ft | Email + photo label |
If your shop’s effective hourly rate is above $75, GFQ pays for itself on every RFQ. The more you process, the steeper the math tilts in your favor.
Full packet back within one business day. No commitment. No setup fee for the test.
In most railing, stair, and gate shops, RFQs arrive as photos, sketches, half the dimensions, no finish details, and a vague deadline. The email sits while you are on the floor. By the time you open it that night, you still have to figure out what is missing, write the follow-up, and turn the mess into something quoteable. That delay costs jobs when another shop responds faster.
What GetFabQuotes does
Extracts the job details
Customer, material, dimensions, quantity, finish, due date, delivery, and install requirements pulled from every email, photo, and attachment.
Flags what's missing
A plain-English checklist of everything needed before a quote can be priced.
Drafts the clarification email
Ready to send to the customer, in your voice, asking for what's missing.
Prepares the quote packet
A structured draft with assumptions flagged — for you or your estimator to price and approve.
How it works
Three steps. No software to install. No workflow change.
Forward your RFQ to [email protected]
Email, PDF spec, screenshot from a customer text — forward as-is. We handle the parsing.
We extract and structure
AI-assisted, human-reviewed — AI pulls dimensions, materials, quantities, finish requirements, and delivery timing; a human reviews before anything reaches you.
You get a quote-ready packet
Structured packet returns to your inbox within one business day. All variables surfaced and line-itemized, ready to paste into your estimating workflow. Quote out, win the job.
Who we are
GetFabQuotes was built specifically for small and mid-size custom fabricators — railings, stairs, gates, ornamental iron, architectural metal, roofing edge metal. Shops where the variability of every RFQ prevents systematic modeling in CNC-style platforms. We’re a service, not a platform: no software to install, no workflow to change. You forward your RFQs to a single email address; we send back structured, quote-ready packets. The point is to give you back the estimating hours that don’t pay the bills — so you can spend more time on the work that actually wins jobs.
Why fabricators trust GFQ
FAQ
Custom fabrication: railings, stairs, gates, ornamental iron, architectural metal, roofing edge metal — anything that requires shop drawings, takeoffs, or customer-specific specs. If your RFQs come in as emails, PDFs, or sketches rather than CAD files, you’re our audience.
We extract dimensions, materials, quantities, and specs — we don’t price. Pricing stays your decision; we just give you the structured input to price faster.
Reply to the packet email with the correction. We re-process within 24 hours at no charge.
No. Forward RFQs to [email protected] from your existing inbox. Packets come back to the email of your choice. Works alongside whatever estimating software you already use.
No questions asked. We delete all your data within 30 days of cancellation and confirm in writing. You keep all packets we’ve already sent.
Those platforms are built for CNC, laser, and sheet-metal shops where parts can be modeled in their system. GFQ is for shops that work from drawings, sketches, or customer descriptions — where the variability of every job prevents systematic modeling. We meet your RFQs where they live: email.
Try it free
Free first packet
Your first GFQ Estimator Packet is free — one per shop, no setup fee, no commitment. See exactly what a packet looks like for your shop before you pay anything. After that: pay-as-you-go at $29/packet, or a monthly plan starting at $149.
If one extra won job pays for the month — it's doing its job.
Send your messiest RFQ — get your first packet free