What should a buyer request to make a sample decision-ready?

Use this checklist to request a sample package that supports a concrete buying and research decision.

- A brief stating the intended model capability. - A manifest describing every supplied artefact. - Worked walkthroughs connecting records to expected decisions. - A list of deliberately excluded business conditions. - Known limitations and unresolved generation questions. - A process for reporting sample defects. - Acceptance questions agreed with the evaluating team.

The walkthroughs should explain why the expected decisions follow from the supplied evidence. They are inspection aids, not substitutes for running the model. A buyer should be able to identify whether a disappointing result comes from the model, an ambiguous task or an inconsistent generated record.

Declared exclusions are equally useful. A sample that omits multilingual responses or cross-border accounts can still serve its stated purpose, provided those omissions are visible and compatible with the lab's intended use.

Begin by naming the decision the sample must support: whether to proceed, revise the scope or stop. This helps keep requests focused on evidence that can change that decision, without assuming an unspecified delivery schedule or service commitment.