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DLA small orders

Why one order ranks above another

Learn how Hunter ranks the small orders board: your own history with a part first, then profile fit, price history, cash and delivery time.

Written By GovPreneurs

Last updated 21 days ago

The board has one fixed order. You do not pick a sort. Hunter puts the orders that suit you at the top. A line above the list says so. It reads "At the top: parts you have won or said you can get". It ends with the ones that fit what you sell, or that fit your business profile.

What moves an order up

SignalEffect
You won this exact part beforeHighest
You supplied this exact part beforeVery high
You clicked Yes under Can you get this part? on the orderHigh
The order fits your business profileHigher with a better fit
Hunter can estimate a price from past awardsHigher
The price is a size you can pay for firstHigher
You get 60 days or more to deliverA little higher

What moves an order down

Hunter lists complete orders first: those with a clear code and a price.

What the card says

Each card has a line that says why it is there. Examples:

  • "You have supplied this exact part before."
  • "You said you can get this one."
  • "This is the kind of thing you sell."

Example

Two orders are for the same kind of filter. You supplied the first one last year. It ranks first. The second one has no price history, so it ranks lower.

What the ranking cannot know

  • Hunter does not hide an order because of the rank. It only moves it.
  • An order where you clicked No under Can you get this part? stays on the board. It goes to the bottom of your list, and the card says "You said you cannot get this one."
  • The rank does not mean that DLA lets you quote. See Check whether DLA lets you quote an order.

βœ… What to do next: Tell Hunter what you sell. See Tell Hunter which parts or product categories you sell.