Send the RFQ to the smallest set of partners most likely to win it.
Fast quoting matters. Flooding the network does not. The routing decision should balance technical fit, certification, historical confidence, capacity and price competitiveness.
Would I route this RFQ?
A simple decision model for the human review step. The exact weights should be calibrated to Xometry's real network data.
Do not route yet
Missing capability, certification, confidence or capacity. Find a better-fit partner or resolve the gap before sending the RFQ.
Proposed decision aid, not a representation of Xometry's internal algorithm.Curate the bid pool.
The goal is enough competition to price the job correctly without exhausting estimator bandwidth or destroying each partner's probability of winning.
Does the partner quote support a competitive customer price and Xometry's required gross-margin spread?
Has the shop actually delivered this material, tolerance, process and quality level successfully before?
Can the shop meet the requested lead time without a risk premium or schedule fragility?
Move ambiguity out of the queue quickly.
A strong first pass should identify what can be routed now and what needs technical clarification.
CAD · print · BOM · SOW
GD&T · finish · cert · inspection
CNC · AM · mold · cast · sheet
capability + history + capacity
12-24 hour target by complexity
Sales · sourcing · quality