ASPICE ACQ.2 Supplier Request and Selection

Overview

Elaborate ASPICE ACQ.2 work products: acquisition plan, RFP/RFQ, supplier evaluation, and supplier agreement for Automotive SPICE (VDA PAM 4.0).

Getting Started

Add your source materials to the project workspace, then activate the ASPICE ACQ.2 Supplier Request and Selection skill. The agent will guide you through the process step by step.

Example Conversation

You: We’re acquiring a radar sensor from external suppliers and need to document ACQ.2 — acquisition plan, RFP, and supplier selection. We have a shortlist of three suppliers and our technical requirements.

Agent: I’ll help you elaborate ACQ.2 work products. I need: (1) What you’re acquiring (product/service, scope) and the main requirements; (2) Selection criteria (e.g. technical, price, lead time, ASPICE capability); (3) Whether you already have an RFP/RFQ draft or need one from scratch; (4) Any evaluation results or scores from the shortlist. I can draft the acquisition plan, RFP, and evaluation template.

You: We need a radar sensor meeting our interface and performance spec. Criteria: technical fit, price, lead time, quality/ASPICE. We have a requirements list; no RFP yet. We’ll evaluate after we get quotes.

Agent: I’ve created acquisition-plan.md with scope (radar sensor, interface and performance requirements), selection criteria (technical, commercial, quality), and schedule. I’ve created rfp-radar-sensor.md with the requirements, evaluation criteria, and response format. I’ve added supplier-evaluation.md as a template — when you have quotes you can score each supplier and record the recommendation. After selection, we’ll document the supplier agreement (contract or SOW) with scope and acceptance criteria. Want me to add a section for ASPICE capability evidence (e.g. assessment result) in the evaluation criteria?

Sample Output Excerpt

Below is a representative excerpt from ACQ.2 acquisition and supplier evaluation.

Acquisition plan (excerpt)

Supplier evaluation (excerpt)

Supplier agreement (excerpt)

Scope: Radar sensor unit per RFP; deliverables: hardware, software interface spec, test report. Acceptance criteria: pass system integration tests SYS-IT-001, SYS-IT-002. Warranty and support per attached terms.

Validation

This skill does not include extension tools. Validation is performed by following the Validation checklist in the skill workflow: acquisition need and selection criteria are documented; RFP/RFQ was issued with clear scope and evaluation criteria; supplier evaluation is recorded with criteria and outcome; selected supplier has an agreement with scope and acceptance criteria.