BID RIGOR | GOVCON 101 FICTIONAL WORKED EXAMPLE. Blue Lantern Records LLC, its people, customers, prices and opportunity details are invented for instruction. Do not reuse them as your own. THE SOLICITATION CONTROLS. Replace the example with supported facts and follow the buyer's exact instructions. RFQ QUICK QUOTE — FHRO-26-Q-1047, DIGITIZATION SUPPORT Customer: Federal Heritage Records Office Due: October 16, 2026, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Submission: Email stated in the RFQ Amendments reviewed: A0001 and A0002 through October 15 REQUIREMENT Digitize up to 5,000 standard pages into searchable PDFs, use the Appendix B file-naming convention and return the source records and electronic files within 30 business days. QUOTE 0001 | Preparation, scanning, OCR, QC and searchable PDF delivery | 5,000 | page | $1.28 | $6,400 0002 | Secure local pickup and return delivery | 1 | lot | $400.00 | $400 Total quoted price: $6,800 firm-fixed price Quote valid through: November 15, 2026 DELIVERY AND APPROACH Blue Lantern will inventory, prepare and scan the records; review each file for readability, order, searchability and naming; and deliver an index and encrypted drive. Delivery is planned by Day 25, leaving five business days for correction. ASSUMPTIONS Price assumes no more than 5,000 letter- or legal-size pages at one pickup location, no conservation work, one pickup and return trip, one encrypted drive and one correction cycle for errors attributable to Blue Lantern. CHECK 5,000 × $1.28 = $6,400; $6,400 + $400 = $6,800. Priya Shah checked the math. Luis Ortega confirmed the staffing and delivery promise. Maya Chen owns submission.