Send the BOM
Excel, CSV, PDF, or an export from your ERP. Add quantities, target dates, and approved manufacturers when available.
One team to review the submitted lines, search suitable sources, surface risk, and coordinate delivery—without losing visibility along the way.
Use our Excel template—or send your existing CSV, PDF, drawings, spec sheets, or ERP export.
Direct answer: SongGlow provides quote-to-order BOM sourcing for OEM and EMS teams. We review submitted part numbers and quantities, search potential sources, compare suitable quotations, present alternate candidates separately when requested, and coordinate only the customer-approved order. SongGlow does not hold inventory.
Every line moves through the same visible, disciplined workflow.
Excel, CSV, PDF, or an export from your ERP. Add quantities, target dates, and approved manufacturers when available.
We normalize part numbers, flag incomplete data, and separate straightforward lines from constrained or high-risk items.
We search supplier channels, compare requested quantity, lead time, and total cost, and identify alternates only where your team permits them.
You receive one organized quote. After approval, we coordinate suppliers, visually check packaging after receipt, take photos, and arrange delivery.
Each line is classified by specification completeness and sourcing path. Fully specified parts can move to supplier search; ambiguous, obsolete, or custom lines are held for clarification or engineering review rather than guessed or silently substituted.
| Customer submits | SongGlow review | Example status |
|---|---|---|
| Complete manufacturer part number, requested quantity, and target date | Keep the specified part unchanged, search potential sources, and compare suitable quotations by quantity, lead time, value, and available documentation. | Ready for supplier search |
| Electrical value and package provided, but no complete manufacturer part number | Identify the missing manufacturer, series, tolerance, rating, or alternate instructions before asking suppliers to quote. | Needs clarification |
| Obsolete BOM line with alternate research permitted | Research the requested part separately and present potential form-fit-function candidates for the customer's engineering team to evaluate. | Engineering review required |
| Custom fastener without a confirmed drawing revision, material, or finish | Request the missing drawing and specifications so potential suppliers evaluate the same mechanical requirement. | Drawing required |
Illustrative workflow only. This is not a customer case study, quotation, or statement of current availability.
Availability is only useful when the source, assumptions, and tradeoffs are clear. We organize the information your buyers and engineers need to make a confident decision.
Our quality approach →Clean manufacturer and part-number data, with questions called out instead of guessed.
Quantity, unit price, lead time, manufacturer, condition, and relevant channel notes by item.
Lifecycle, allocation, date-code, documentation, and open-market risks made visible before approval.
Form-fit-function candidates presented separately for engineering review—never substituted silently.
Multiple suppliers coordinated into one purchasing and delivery plan for easier execution.
Packaging and label photos taken after receipt, plus available channel documents, lot details, or date codes when the supplier provides them.
SongGlow supports OEM, EMS, engineering, and procurement teams from Shenzhen and Hong Kong, with worldwide delivery.
Sourcing an obsolete or hard-to-find line? →Use the downloadable Excel template on this page or send your existing Excel, CSV, PDF, or ERP export. Drawings and specification sheets can be attached with the list. No fixed template is required, although manufacturer part number, quantity, and target date help us return a more complete quote.
SongGlow aims to acknowledge BOM inquiries within one business day. Quote timing depends on the number of lines and how many parts require alternate, lifecycle, or open-market research; we will confirm the expected turnaround after the initial review.
We can search potential sources for semiconductors, passives, electromechanical components, and mechanical hardware such as fasteners, springs, gaskets, and enclosures within the same BOM request. Suitable quote options and open questions are reported line by line.
Yes. When an original part is constrained, obsolete, or overpriced, we can identify form-fit-function candidates and clearly separate them from the requested part. Your engineering team reviews and approves any alternate before it is ordered; SongGlow never makes a silent substitution.
When an unavailable line needs a substitute, use our guide to finding and qualifying electronic component alternates.
Preparing a new sourcing file? Download the free electronic BOM RFQ template or follow our guide to preparing a BOM for component sourcing.
No fixed template required. Include whatever information you have.