Do we need a RFQ submission acceptable date?

["G. Ken Holman" <gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com>]

Hi, folks!

In a recent UBL-Dev exchange, I noted the absence of a starting date 
for the acceptable period for responding to an RFQ:

   http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl-dev/201104/msg00001.html

The end of the acceptable period is <SubmissionDueDate>.  I'm 
guessing the assumption is that the response is immediately allowed 
to be submitted.  I don't have a lot of experience with RFQs but I 
could imagine the requester not being prepared to accept RFQs until a 
particular acceptable starting date, not necessarily immediately.  Do 
we need another BBIE to indicate that acceptable starting date?

I'll assume so, otherwise ignore the rest of the post.

Since what we have isn't labeled an "end" date, I don't think we 
should name the new item a "start" date.  I don't know what the 
antipode of "due" is ... perhaps <SubmissionAcceptableDate> or 
<SubmissionAllowedDate> would be appropriate.

I'll leave it with you ... I just spotted this and thought I would 
bring it up for PRD3 consideration.

Thanks!

. . . . . . . . . . . Ken

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