What a finished Research Desk packet looks like
This is a fictional example created only to show delivery structure. It is not a factual investigation.
Confirm a municipal contract award date, determine when the selected vendor changed public-facing names, and establish whether the available public record shows a hearing before payment.
1. Findings summary
The scoped record supports the approval date. The vendor-name claim needs narrower wording because an archived website establishes a public-facing name change, not the legal effective date of a corporate filing. No source located in the scoped search confirms a hearing before payment, so that claim remains unresolved rather than inferred.
2. Claim verification matrix
| Claim | Status | Support |
|---|---|---|
| Contract approved March 12. | Supported | A1 + A2 |
| Vendor changed names before approval. | Needs qualification | A3 |
| Public hearing occurred before payment. | Unresolved | No confirming source located |
3. Source register
| ID | Source | Type | Use | Pinpoint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Agency meeting minutes | Primary / official | Meeting date and vote | pp. 3–4 |
| A2 | Procurement register | Primary / official | Contract ID and award date | entry 24-017 |
| A3 | Archived vendor page | Contemporaneous web record | Public-facing name/date range | Mar. 14 snapshot |
4. What remains unresolved
No hearing notice, agenda entry, transcript, or minutes were located within the agreed sources and date range.
5. Recommended next step
Request the agency hearing notices, payment authorization record, and contract-file index for the relevant date range.