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IMCO Procurement Intelligence

A governed AI decision engine for a $30,000,000 defense procurement contract.

This system was built for one purpose: to replace the manual judgment of an expert procurement manager with a governed, rules-based engine that any team member can operate — and that the program manager can audit, override, and trust on return. Every decision is calculated. Every decision is explainable. Every decision is logged.

THE CONTRACT
Contract value
$30,000,000
US procurement ceiling
$11,600,000 — hard limit, never exceeded
Delivery span
April 2026 through April 2030
Delivery milestones
10 dates across 5 years
Customer
US Defense Entity
WHAT WE PROCURE
Inventory on Hand
405 ITEMS · $1,660,688

These items are already owned. Accounted for separately from the US procurement ceiling. Delivering March 2026. Export licensing in process.

Critical Path Items
320 ITEMS · $7,997,185 COMMITTED

The highest-priority procurement list. No export license required. Every item has been evaluated. Mandatory major components — including drive controllers and precision CNC equipment — are included and will be delivered independently as they arrive, not as part of a kit shipment.

Strategic Items
547 ITEMS · $1,942,127 COMMITTED

Export license required. Evaluated against the remaining budget after Critical Path items were committed. US-cheaper items selected first. When budget was exhausted, items with the shortest delivery lead times were prioritized to protect the schedule.

THE DECISION METHOD

One Rule. Applied to Every Item. No Exceptions.

Every item with a US price is compared against a current estimated Israel price. Israel prices on file range from recent to over a year old — the system does not use stale prices as-is. Instead, it applies current market indexes by item family to estimate what each item costs in Israel today.

  When the US price is lower — we procure in the US.
  When Israel is cheaper, or when no US price exists — we procure in Israel.
THE BUDGET
US Procurement Ceiling$11,600,000
Inventory on Hand (separate)$1,660,688
Critical Path committed$7,997,185
Strategic Items committed$1,942,127
Total committed$9,939,312
Remaining$1,660,688

Escalation applied per delivery year — 3% in 2026, 7% compounding annually 2027–2030.

HOW TO USE THIS SYSTEM
1
Upload

Load the procurement files. The system reads, validates, and classifies every item automatically. Replaced part numbers are detected and flagged.

2
Review Sourcing Decisions

Every item's US vs. Israel decision is shown with full reasoning. AI-estimated Israel prices display confidence levels — High, Medium, or Low — based on how recent the source price is.

3
Review the Budget

Confirm total committed spend by category. Review cost escalation across each delivery year. Verify the ceiling is not breached.

4
Generate the Procurement Schedule

Produce the final US procurement list with optimal purchase order dates per item per milestone. Download as Excel — combined or split by delivery date.

5
PM Approval

The program manager reviews all decisions, applies overrides with documented reasons, and approves the plan. Approval locks the output. Every change is permanently recorded.

◆  INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR

Lio

Not a chatbot. A governed intelligence advisor.
WHAT LIO KNOWS

Everything in this procurement plan — 1,272 items, 10 delivery milestones, all sourcing decisions, all budget calculations, all escalation projections.

WHAT LIO DOES

Answers questions the data alone cannot answer. Calculates scenario impact. Identifies risk. Explains every decision in plain language.

WHAT LIO NEVER DOES

Makes a final decision. Every response presents options and tradeoffs — and asks you to confirm before anything changes.

ASK LIO:
  “Why was this item sent to Israel procurement?”
  “What happens if the shekel strengthens 8% by 2028?”
  “Which items are most at risk of escalation before 2027?”
  “If April 2027 delivery moves 30 days, which POs are at risk?”
  “Show me all items where Israel price data is over 18 months old.”
  “What is our total escalation exposure through 2030?”
EVERY LIO RESPONSE ENDS WITH A QUESTION. THAT IS BY DESIGN.

Every decision in this system is governed by rules established at contract inception. No sourcing rule can be changed without program manager approval and a permanent audit log entry. This system was designed to be operated by any team member and reviewed by the program manager on return — with full confidence that every number, every decision, and every date is traceable to its source.

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