RFQ Generation

RFQ Generation

steel-rfq compiles approved estimate information into a deterministic, draft-only .xlsx workbook.

python3 skills/steel-rfq/scripts/generate-rfq.py \
  --input path/to/estimate-package.json \
  --nest path/to/nest-result.json \
  --out /tmp/pi-steel-rfq \
  --issued-date 2026-07-29 \
  --project-location Example-City-ST

Workbook behavior

• material is grouped by stock family;
• approved nesting information flows into the nesting table;
• pricing columns are left for vendor input;
• the semantic workbook record supports deterministic review;
• generated workbooks remain drafts until a person reviews and issues them.

Private profile

Set PI_STEEL_CONFIG to an approved local profile or use the documented local .pi-steel/company-profile.json location in the consuming project. Never place a completed profile in the public pi-steel repository.

RFQ generation is not authorization to send a quote request. Vendor selection, commercial terms, live pricing, and external communication remain human decisions.