AI AGENTS

Quote Comparison Builder: Assemble a Bid Comparison and Recommend a Winner

On a schedule, gathers all received quotes for each open RFQ, normalizes pricing to a common basis, builds a side-by-side comparison in Coda.

CategoryAI Agents
Enginepaperclip
Difficultyadvanced
Triggerschedule
Steps5
Setup~25 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerDaily schedule
  • LogicSelect RFQs with 2+ quotes
  • ActionAgent normalizes and compares quotes
  • ActionWrite comparison and recommendation to CodaCodaCoda
  • OutputSend bid comparison to approver in SlackSlack

What it does

This agent runs daily, finds RFQs that have collected two or more quotes, normalizes each quote to a comparable unit and total-cost-of-ownership basis (price, lead time, terms), assembles a side-by-side comparison table in Coda, and writes a recommended award with reasoning.

When to use it

Use it when quotes are coming in across many RFQs and buyers need an apples-to-apples bid tab plus a defensible recommendation rather than eyeballing scattered emails. The scheduled cadence keeps comparisons current as new quotes land.

How it works

  1. 1A daily schedule fires (trigger).
  2. 2A logic step selects RFQs with enough quotes to compare and skips those still awaiting bids.
  3. 3The agent normalizes pricing, lead times, and terms to a common basis per RFQ.
  4. 4It writes a structured comparison and a recommended vendor with rationale to Coda.
  5. 5The bid comparison summary, with the recommendation, is sent to the buyer and approver in Slack for the award decision.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect CodaDocs, packs, automations.
  2. 2
    Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
  3. 3
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  4. 4
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  5. 5
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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