- Solicitation number is actually a PIID
- Solicitation number meaning
- RFQ – Request for Quotation (Q)
- RFP – Request for Proposal (R)
- IFB – Invitation for Bids (B)
- RFI – Request for Information
The entire federal procurement system encompasses hundreds of thousands of products and services various government agencies constantly need. To fulfill the need, contracting officers open federal government contract solicitations for bids. Here, we explain solicitation number meaning, and how to decipher each part of it.




