# RivetBridge — Supplier Clarification Log

Version: September 10, 2026. Editable working template, not an approval system.
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## Blank record — duplicate for each question

- ID:
- Supplier / component:
- Requirement and revision:
- Source document / date:
- Question:
- Required evidence:
- Answer owner:
- Due date (YYYY-MM-DD):
- Status (Open / Answered / Blocked / Closed / Reopened):
- Supplier answer and evidence reference:
- Cost impact (or not quantified):
- Timing impact (or not quantified):
- Decision on hold:
- Authorized reviewer:
- Closure decision / date:
- Revised baseline and affected comparison row:
- History / reopening reason:

## Illustrative example — fictional enclosure, not a client record

### C-001 — Revision mismatch
- Supplier / component: Supplier B / enclosure E-01
- Requirement and revision: Drawing E-01 revision B
- Source: Fictional quote B-01 referencing revision A
- Question: Can you quote revision B and identify each deviation?
- Required evidence: Revised quote, revision acknowledgment and deviation list
- Answer owner: Supplier sales; reviewer: buyer engineering
- Due date: Not yet agreed
- Status: Answered
- Answer: "Same product"; no revised quote provided
- Cost / timing impact: Not quantified
- Decision on hold: Comparable technical baseline
- Closure: Not accepted; request the specified evidence

### C-002 — Tooling recurrence
- Supplier / component: Supplier B / enclosure E-01
- Source: Fictional quote B-01, tooling line
- Question: Does the $1,200 charge recur on repeat orders using the unchanged tool?
- Required evidence: Identified written commercial clarification
- Answer owner: Supplier sales; reviewer: buyer purchasing
- Due date: September 10, 2026 (illustrative)
- Status: Closed
- Answer: Fictional clarification B-02 states one-time charge for unchanged tooling
- Cost impact: $1,200 initial quoted charge; $0 recurring tooling charge under this stated condition
- Timing impact: Not addressed by this clarification
- Closure: Purchasing accepted B-02 on September 10, 2026 (illustrative)
- Baseline: Comparison tooling row updated; ownership, technical and release questions remain separate

### C-003 — Lead-time trigger
- Supplier / component: Supplier B / enclosure E-01
- Source: Fictional quote B-01, lead-time line
- Question: Which event starts the quoted lead time?
- Required evidence: Written trigger and dependencies
- Answer owner: Supplier planning; reviewer: buyer purchasing
- Due date: Not yet agreed
- Status: Open
- Cost / timing impact: Not quantified
- Decision on hold: Comparable delivery assumption
- Closure: None

## Rules

Answered is not closed. Close only when the authorized reviewer accepts the required evidence and records the decision/date. Preserve prior answers when reopening. A closed row is not supplier approval or permission to place a production order.