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1 -C0230a - CEC Query and Assessment form ("cecQAF") - Guidance to obtain quotation for CEC Certification
1 +C0230a - Guidance to request quotation for CEC Certification
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1 -The CEC Query and Assessment Form ("cecQAF") is used to facilitate the CEC Certification process.
1 +The CEC Query and Assessment Form ("cecQAF") is used to facilitate the CEC Certification process from requesting a Quotation for CEC Certification up to issuance of the CEC Certificates.
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3 -The cecQAF is used to specify the scope of the CEC Assessment:
3 +To obtain a quotation for initial CEC Certification, the Vendor uses a version of the cecQAF that only shows a few worksheets:
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5 +* Coversheet
6 +* Components
7 +* Products
8 +* Sites
9 +* Certificates
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13 +At the end of the CEC Certification process, the Vendor receives a version of the cecQAF that shows more worksheets than the version offered for download. If a Vendor who already has CEC certified products requests a renewal or change, then the Vendor shall use the cecQAF from the previous CEC Certification to request a quotation, and not a new one.
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16 +The cecQAF is used to specify the scope of the CEC Assessment. To request a quotation for CEC Certification services, the Vendor provides the following information.
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5 5  * Administrative information of the Vendor
6 6  * List the Manufacturing Sites to be included in the Certificates
7 -* List the Components of the Products to be certified
20 +* List the Components of the Products
8 8  * List the Products to be certified, and their constituting Components
9 9  * List the Site and Product combination the Vendor would like to receive a CEC Certificate for
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11 11  To initiate the CEC Certification process, the Vendor follows these steps:
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13 -1. [[Vendor downloads the CEC Assessment Order Form>>https://cecocert.com/xwiki/bin/view/CEC%20Home/Environmental%20Claim%20Registration/C0230%20-%20CEC%20Assessment%20Order%20Form%20-%20Guidance/C0238%20-%20Download%20CEC%20Assessment%20Order%20Form/WebHome]].
14 -1. [[Vendor defines the contact and invoicing information, and the scope of the assessment>>https://cecocert.com/xwiki/bin/view/CEC%20Home/Environmental%20Claim%20Registration/C0230%20-%20CEC%20Assessment%20Order%20Form%20-%20Guidance/C0232%20-%20Vendor%20downloads%20the%20form%2C%20defines%20the%20contact%20and%20invoicing%20information%2C%20and%20the%20scope/WebHome]], and sends the form to [[contact@cecocert.com>>mailto:contact@cecocert.com]].
15 -1. CEC Administration creates the offer using the form and the information provided in the form by the vendor and submits the form to the vendor for signature.
26 +1. [[Vendor downloads the CEC Query and Assessment ("cecQAF") Form>>doc:]].
27 +1. Vendor defines in the cecQAF the information needed to specify the scope of the CEC Certification, following the guidance [[here>>doc:.C0235a - CEC Query and Assessment form ("cecQAF") - Guidance to prepare the cecQAF to obtain quotation for CEC Certification.WebHome]].
28 +1. The Vendor sends the cecQAF form to [[contact@cecocert.com>>mailto:contact@cecocert.com]].
29 +1. CEC Administration creates the quotation using the information provided by the Vendor in the cecQAF form, and submits the quotation to the vendor for signature.
16 16  1. Vendor signs on the order page of the CEC Assessment Order Form and submits the signed form back to [[contact@cecocert.com>>mailto:contact@cecocert.com]]. This constitutes the purchase order.
17 17  1. CEC Administration countersigns the CEC Assessment and returns a copy signed by both parties back to the vendor. This constitutes the order confirmation.
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19 -Note: Steps 2 to 4 are preferably executed using DocuSign.com. An option is given on the order page to opt out from the use of DocuSign.com.
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35 +CEC Services are exclusively provided under TruCert's Terms and Conditions as applicable for CEC Services, as included with, or referred to by, the quotation. The Vendor's terms and conditions are herewith categorically and in their entirety rejected.
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38 +Note: Steps 2 to 5 are preferably executed using DocuSign.com. If your company cannot sign agreements via docusign.com, then please inform us accordingly in the e-mail you submit the request for quotation with.
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21 21  For detail instructions click on the green-coloured link at the beginning of each step. Note that vendors do not have access to the guidance for the steps assigned to CEC Administration.
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