FIXED-SCOPE · HUMAN-REVIEWED · APPROVAL-CONTROLLED
AI procurement built for a real buyer decision.
Turn one complete sourcing brief into structured supplier research, evidence, and an approval-ready next step. AI helps organize the work; people review the evidence; you keep every commercial decision.
THE OFFER
Research faster without outsourcing judgment.
Each package has a fixed record limit, evidence contract, planning window, and set of decision gates. White Lion does not present AI output as verified evidence and does not contact suppliers inside these packages.
The fixed fee covers the stated research and planning work only. If the product, geography, candidate count, or required depth changes, you receive a revised scope before additional work begins.
Structured input
We confirm the product, geography, constraints, evidence standard, and decision criteria before the clock starts.
Human review
A reviewer checks sources, preserves uncertainty, and separates organization, facility, capability, and contact claims.
Controlled handoff
You receive useful files and a next decision. Supplier contact, purchase, contract, and final selection stay with you.
FIXED-SCOPE PACKAGES
Choose the decision you need to make.
Prices are in USD. Planning windows begin only after required inputs are complete and pause while a buyer decision gate is waiting.
AI Discovery Map
$219.25 USD
For a buyer testing whether a product or category has a credible supplier path.
- Planning window
- 5 business days of working time
- Bounded scope
- One product or tightly related category, one target country or region, and up to 6 candidate organizations.
Included work
- Requirements normalization from one complete buyer brief
- AI-assisted discovery with human source review
- Identity, website, location, and apparent capability evidence for up to 6 candidates
- Visible gaps, conflicts, and exclusion reasons
Deliverables
- One-page sourcing brief in PDF-ready format
- Candidate map for up to 6 organizations
- CSV-ready evidence and source ledger
- Gap report with a recommended next decision
Not included
- Supplier contact, quotation collection, negotiation, or introductions
- Factory audits, samples, inspections, certification, or legal and customs advice
- Supplier, freight, laboratory, travel, software, and other third-party costs
Decision gates
- Start: buyer accepts the normalized brief before research begins.
- Release: White Lion completes human review before the candidate map is delivered.
- Next action: no supplier is contacted unless separately scoped and expressly approved.
AI Evidence Shortlist
$424.25 USD
For a buyer who needs a defensible shortlist before deciding whether to approach suppliers.
- Planning window
- 10 business days of working time
- Bounded scope
- One product or category, one target country or region, up to 10 discovered candidates, and deeper evidence review for up to 5.
Included work
- Everything in AI Discovery Map at the expanded limits stated here
- Facility-role, capability, public contact-channel, and commercial-fit review for up to 5 candidates
- Side-by-side scoring against buyer-approved criteria
- Conditional shortlist of up to 3 candidates with unresolved gaps preserved
Deliverables
- Buyer-approved sourcing brief and scoring rubric
- Up-to-10 candidate universe and up-to-5 evidence matrix
- Contact-channel and evidence ledger
- Up-to-3 candidate conditional shortlist and decision memo
Not included
- Supplier outreach, live quotations, negotiation, samples, and purchase orders
- On-site audits, product testing, background investigations, and regulated compliance determinations
- Translation, engineering, travel, legal, customs, and other third-party work
Decision gates
- Start: buyer approves requirements, geography, scoring weights, and exclusion rules.
- Midpoint: buyer selects up to 5 candidates for deeper review within 2 business days; the clock pauses while approval is pending.
- Release: a human reviewer checks each shortlist claim and labels unresolved items before delivery.
AI Sourcing Decision Kit
$724.25 USD
For a buyer preparing an approval-controlled supplier approach and comparable RFQ process.
- Planning window
- 15 business days of working time
- Bounded scope
- One product or category, one target country or region, up to 12 discovered candidates, and an outreach-ready plan for up to 5.
Included work
- Everything in AI Evidence Shortlist at the expanded limits stated here
- Buyer-ready RFQ brief, question set, and comparable quotation template
- Risk register covering evidence, commercial, quality, timing, and dependency gaps
- Approval map for supplier contact, quote acceptance, samples, and final selection
Deliverables
- Up-to-12 candidate universe and up-to-5 evidence dossier
- RFQ package and weighted quotation-comparison workbook specification
- Supplier-contact draft set in English or neutral business Spanish
- Decision kit with risks, approvals, owners, and recommended next steps
Not included
- Sending outreach, receiving live bids, negotiating terms, or selecting a supplier for the buyer
- Samples, tooling, production, quality inspections, logistics execution, or funds handling
- Engineering sign-off, contracts, sanctions determinations, or legal, tax, customs, and regulatory advice
Decision gates
- Start: buyer approves the requirements baseline, scoring model, and authorized research scope.
- Midpoint: buyer approves up to 5 candidates for the outreach-ready plan; the clock pauses while approval is pending.
- Handoff: the buyer owns every contact, commercial, supplier-selection, and commitment decision.
TRANSPARENT PRICE BENCHMARK
See every number behind “25% below.”
This is a selected published-comparable benchmark, not a universal market average. It uses the three USD package ladders below, checked September 30, 2026. Provider geography, scope, service depth, terms, and third-party costs differ.
White Lion applies 75% to each tier’s exact, unrounded arithmetic mean. Prices can change at the source; the benchmark date matters.
| Published provider | Entry | Middle | Advanced | Comparison note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FairDock Supply | from $199 | from $399 | from $799 | Public fixed-fee sourcing packages; prices described as indicative. |
| VineLink Sourcing | $499 | $999 | $1,599 | Public project tiers from validation through supply-chain setup. |
| Chinaimportal | $179 | $299 | $499 | Public supplier-list and support tiers with stated supplier counts. |
($199 + $499 + $179) ÷ 3 = $877 ÷ 3 ≈ $292.33; the exact mean × 75% = $219.25.
($399 + $999 + $299) ÷ 3 = $1697 ÷ 3 ≈ $565.67; the exact mean × 75% = $424.25.
($799 + $1,599 + $499) ÷ 3 = $2897 ÷ 3 ≈ $965.67; the exact mean × 75% = $724.25.
BEFORE THE CLOCK STARTS
Bring the inputs that make research useful.
If a required item is unknown, White Lion records the gap and confirms whether the selected package can proceed. A material change produces a revised written scope—not a silent expansion.
- ProductDescription, use, drawings or photos, materials, and key performance requirements.
- CommercialTarget quantity, MOQ tolerance, target cost, currency, Incoterm assumptions, and timing.
- MarketDestination, preferred sourcing geography, required language, and known restrictions.
- QualityTests, certifications, inspection expectations, traceability, and unacceptable risks.
- DecisionScoring priorities, named approver, evidence standard, exclusions, and desired next action.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Know the boundaries before work begins.
A fixed price is useful only when the scope and decisions around it are equally clear.
No. It is the arithmetic mean of three selected public USD sourcing-package price ladders checked on September 30, 2026. Provider geography, depth, and terms differ, so the comparison is directional and does not represent every procurement provider or every project.
No. AI supports research organization and comparison. A human reviews the deliverables, and the buyer retains every supplier-contact, shortlist, purchasing, and commitment decision.
The stated window begins after White Lion confirms that the required brief and buyer inputs are complete. Time waiting on a buyer decision gate, missing information, or third-party response is not counted as working time.
No. The fixed fee covers only the stated White Lion research and planning deliverables. Samples, audits, travel, laboratories, freight, duties, software, legal work, and other third-party costs are excluded unless a later written scope says otherwise.
START WITH THE BRIEF
Choose a package—or ask us to confirm the fit.
Tell us the product, region, deadline, and decision you need to make. We will confirm whether a fixed scope fits before work begins.