QuotedPartAnswers · Updated 2026-10-31
Is this quote reasonable? How do I sanity-check per-part math?
Price one of your own parts: Drop a STEP model or PDF drawing — about 90 seconds, no account.
Your part priced in about 90 seconds, no account.
Reconcile quantity, setup, run time, material, finishing, inspection, freight, and markup before judging a per-part price.
See how QuotedPart connects to your workflow with its API, MCP server, autonomous quoting and shop-specific learning.
The direct answer
For a ten-piece quote, $240 setup plus $18 material, $32 cycle, and $45 inspection is $335 direct, or $33.50 each before markup. The arithmetic makes a high unit price explainable.
Test the decision against the shop evidence in this example: For a ten-piece quote, $240 setup plus $18 material, $32 cycle, and $45 inspection is $335 direct, or $33.
Carry the measurable input from the worked case into the estimator's notes: For a ten-piece quote, $240 setup plus $18 material, $32 cycle, and $45 inspection is $335 direct, or $33.
Evidence from a shop floor
For 82 parts at 20 minutes and $75/hour, run time is $2,050; adding $225 setup, $246 material, and $180 finish gives $2,701 direct, or $3,511.30 at 30% markup. Ask the supplier which line differs rather than asking for an unexplained discount.
Keep the commercial decision tied to the evidence, including for a ten-piece quote, $240 setup plus $18 material, $32 cycle, and $45 inspection is $335 direct, or $33.
The handoff is complete only when the owner can restate the route without losing for a ten-piece quote, $240 setup plus $18 material, $32 cycle, and $45 inspection is $335 direct, or $33.
Build the quote route
Recalculate lot total, unit price, setup allocation, outside work, lead time, and exclusions from the same revision.
A useful review question is whether the current RFQ still matches this route: recalculate lot total, unit price, setup allocation, outside work, lead time, and exclusions from the same revision.
The next estimator should be able to challenge the assumption behind this route: recalculate lot total, unit price, setup allocation, outside work, lead time, and exclusions from the same revision.
Use the source notes to date the assumption and record why this route was selected: recalculate lot total, unit price, setup allocation, outside work, lead time, and exclusions from the same revision.
Release and learn
A low total can be a missing line, not a bargain; compare scope before comparing prices.
If the buyer asks for a different outcome, explain the boundary in these terms: a low total can be a missing line, not a bargain; compare scope before comparing prices.
Before changing the total, verify whether the caveat applies: a low total can be a missing line, not a bargain; compare scope before comparing prices.
A customer-facing explanation should make the risk legible: a low total can be a missing line, not a bargain; compare scope before comparing prices.
Close the loop by noting the evidence that would make this estimate obsolete: a low total can be a missing line, not a bargain; compare scope before comparing prices.
Keep the commercial decision tied to the evidence, including for a ten-piece quote, $240 setup plus $18 material, $32 cycle, and $45 inspection is $335 direct, or $33.
Price one of your own parts
Drop a PDF drawing or a STEP file. QuotedPart reads the print, measures the model and prices it in seconds, on default shop rates you can change.
Your STEP file or PDF drawingDrop a PDF drawing, a STEP file or both
Free. No account, no email. Priced at our default US rates until you set yours.
Related QuotedPart guides
Answers
Can I ship 10% more or fewer parts than ordered?
Only when the purchase order or customer has agreed a quantity tolerance; there is no universal right to ship ten percent extra or short.
Answers
Can I use Xometry or Protolabs instant quotes as a price check?
Use an instant quote as a dated comparison point after matching quantity, revision, finish, inspection, freight, and delivery scope; it is not a neutral market index.
Answers
Customer sent a STEP file but no drawing — what tolerance do I quote?
Use a written model-only default only when the customer accepts it; a practical example is to model with ±0.005 inch unless a drawing states otherwise, while calling out material, finish, threads, and inspection as open.
Answers
Customers make us re-enter quotes in their supplier portals — how do other shops handle it?
Treat portal re-entry as measurable quote administration: export the approved quote, time the work, and decide whether the effort is included or charged.