Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

This is the government’s request for qualifications issued to the market with respect to the project.
The set of documents issued by the procuring authority that constitute the basis of the qualification and potentially the pre-selection of candidates (the short list). Qualified (or short-listed candidates) will then be invited to submit a proposal (or to enter into a new phase prior to bid submission, such as a dialogue phase or interactive phase).
The response to the RFQ is the Submission of Qualifications (SoQ). It may also be called the submission of Expression of Interest (EOI).