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See What Your Messiest RFQ Becomes
These are four real RFQs run through the live GetFabQuotes pipeline — not mockups, not a designer's idea of what the product should do. Same extraction, same estimator-packet generator, same rules that run on every job you forward. Every packet below is AI-assisted, human-reviewed in production — the estimator's starting file, not a finished quote.
Sourced from GFQ Estimator Packet v2, live pipeline run 2026-07-09/10. Customer names and identifying details in these four examples are synthetic test fixtures, not real customer correspondence — the extraction and packet logic that processed them is identical to production.
01 — The happy path
Fully-Specified RFQ, Priced Same-Day
When the customer gives you everything — material, dimensions, finish, mounting, a firm date — the packet reflects that. Green means an estimator can start pricing immediately, no back-and-forth required.
Estimator Packet
Green — priceable now- Project
- Custom metal fabrication — floating shelf brackets
- Customer ask
- Elena Morales of Juniper & Finch is requesting six custom right-triangle floating shelf brackets cut from 3/8-inch mild steel plate, powder coated matte black (RAL 9005), for pickup by August 7, 2026.
- Next action
- Assign to estimator for pricing; confirm contact info before sending quote.
| Area | Qty | Material / Finish | Source | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wall-mounted shelf brackets | 6 each | 3/8″ mild steel, powder coat matte black RAL 9005, 2×5/16″ holes per bracket | Email + brackets.png | High |
Source email
From: Elena Morales — Juniper & Finch
Each bracket: 3/8" mild steel plate, 12"x8" right-triangle. Powder coat matte black, RAL 9005 confirmed with our designer. Standard deburred edges, no chamfer needed. Wall-mounted into existing stud blocking — our contractor already confirmed it. We'll pick up ourselves, no delivery needed. Ready for pickup by August 7, 2026 — hard deadline, our installers are booked that day.
Attached drawing
02 — Why the packet never invents a number
Zero Line Items Rather Than a Guess
This is the RFQ every fabricator dreads: a rushed email and a sketch that's just an unlabeled rectangle. A tool that wants to look useful invents a plausible size. GFQ doesn't. If a quantity isn't traceable to something the customer actually sent, it doesn't go in the workpaper — it goes on the question list instead.
Estimator Packet
Red — not quoteable yet- Project
- Event stand/frame — custom fixture
- Customer ask
- A rough price and feasibility check for a stand/frame for an event setup, based on a rough sketch showing an unlabeled rectangle.
Blocking
- Overall dimensions (height, width, footprint)
- Material preference
- Quantity needed
- What the stand will hold or display
Source email
From: Carla Nguyen — Nguyen Events
Hi, can you give me a rough price on making this thing from the sketch I attached? It's basically a stand/frame we need for an event setup. Sorry, I know that's not very detailed, but I'm in a hurry and just need to know if it's doable and what it might cost.
Attached sketch
Clarification email (ready to send)
03 — Partial info still moves the job forward
Photo Reference, Half the Dimensions
A customer sends a photo with one dimension called out and two marked “?” — a completely normal Tuesday. GFQ pulls what's real from the photo, traces it back to the exact pixels, and drafts the follow-up asking only what's actually needed to price the job.
Estimator Packet
Red — needs 4 answers- Project
- Interior stair railing replacement
- Customer ask
- Replace a loose, painted wood interior stair railing with a new simple, modern, sturdy railing spanning approximately 14 linear feet, before an in-laws visit next month.
| Area | Qty | Detail | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interior stairwell railing | 14 linear ft | Finish undecided (matte black or brushed steel); height + baluster spacing unmarked on customer's own diagram | Low |
Attached photo
Clarification email (ready to send)
04 — Confident on size, silent on everything else
Exact Dimensions, No Material Named
A customer who knows exactly what they want visually — and never mentions material, mounting, or illumination. The packet separates what's solid (the size) from what's genuinely open, instead of assuming a substrate to look complete.
Estimator Packet
Red — material undetermined- Project
- Storefront sign — signage
- Customer ask
- A single 96″×30″ storefront sign, cream background, dark green lettering, cup icon, professional/non-temporary look, needed before a soft opening in ~3 weeks.
| Area | Qty | Detail | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storefront sign — dimensions | 96″×30″ | Finished size, exactly as stated | High |
| Storefront sign — overall scope | 1 sign | Material, illumination, mounting: not stated | Med |
Source email
From: Daniel Price — Price & Row Coffee
The finished size needs to be 96 inches wide by 30 inches tall. We already have the logo file and can send that over in vector format... cream background, dark green lettering, our small cup icon on the left... We'd like clean edges and a professional look, not something that feels temporary.
What's genuinely open
Material/sign type, mounting method + site address, and the vector artwork file (mentioned, not attached) — three blocking questions, asked directly, nothing assumed.
Every worksheet download above is a live export from the same D1 database and API endpoint your own packets come from — not a static file. What you see is what the pipeline actually produced.