A quotation email should make it easy for the recipient to connect the attached or stated price with the requested scope. Surface important assumptions, validity or timing, and the next step without burying the commercial terms in generic sales language.
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Quick answer
For example: “Attached is our quotation for the 250 A5 booklets. The total is ₹48,000 including delivery, valid through 30 September. Please reply if you’d like us to proceed.”
Key details
Core Issuesending a quotation should identify what is included, the price basis, validity or timing when relevant, and the next action for acceptance or questions
Phrase Rolesending a customer or client a requested price quotation and explaining the next step
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Important caveats
Scope Boundary
Request a Quote asks another party for pricing; Send a Quote delivers pricing and a clear acceptance or question path.
Further guidance
Scope Match
Identify the quoted work or goods so the recipient can tell which request the price answers.
Terms
Surface validity, major assumptions, included or excluded items, and timing when those terms materially affect the quote.
Sources and evidence
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