14. The system of claim 13 , the processor further to receive a supplier function parameter from the user, the supplier function parameter indicating a relationship of the first supplier to the product or service category.
13. The system of claim 12 , the processor further to: receive from the user a set of search terms indicating a set of values assigned to the set of parameters; retrieve from the database the new request type, the request type associated with the supplier links; send the set of values to the suppliers as indicated by the supplier links; receive a set of results from the suppliers in response; and send the set of results to the user.