Reconciled by hand. In spreadsheets. While the AMSTAT API you've already paid for sits dormant and your Aircraft Post data ships to clients as screenshots.
System 1 is the fuselage. The structural core that carries everything else: database, ingestion, reconciliation, audit, and security. Delivered in eight weeks once the agreement, owners, credentials, infrastructure, and acceptance criteria are ready.
The proposed Continuous Evolution Retainer is the rest of the aircraft. If selected in the final agreement, one major capability ships every quarter for 18 months at a flat monthly fee. The fully built path reaches Month 30 at a proposed $92,705 ceiling.
And at Month 18, you decide what comes next. Three real paths. Never auto-renewed. Always your call.
The May 20 scope letter quoted $903/month for Year 2+ steady-state operation. That number stands, and it is the first path below. The second is a proposed structure this package introduces for the first time. Neither is a commitment today. The fuselage is the only commitment in front of you right now.
Proposed, pending the final agreement. One flat fee replaces per-project bolt-on quotes, so the buildout budget is known to the dollar before it starts.
Sequenced to build internal advantage first, then put the polished view in front of clients last. Q1 (alerts + Teams) gives every advisor the 3 AM listing edge from day one. Q5 (client portals) lands after the data and workflows are mature.
ARM is built to support 30+ additional capabilities beyond the proposed buildout. The Capability Catalog organizes them into five categories. If VanAllen selects the evolution path, the team chooses what comes next from this universe. The selection below is a curated view. Full catalog available on request.
This decision exists only if VanAllen selects the proposed evolution option. Never auto-renewed at the buildout rate. The Month 18 conversation is mandatory, and if you take no action, Path A applies: the most conservative path. You are always free to step down, never automatically stepped up. Exact monthly fees for these paths are defined in the final agreement. Because the platform is larger after the buildout, System 1 plus up to six added capabilities, post-evolution steady-state runs higher than the $903 System 1-only rate.
If VanAllen selects the evolution option, the accepted capability calendar begins after Year 1. One capability ships every 90 days against explicit acceptance criteria.
If the product direction and System 1 scope land, schedule the scope-confirmation conversation. We will reconcile the final commercial structure, support boundaries, ownership mechanics, and acceptance criteria before either side treats the engagement as authorized.
Current proposal framework, prepared July 19, 2026. The authoritative System 1 window is eight weeks from verified ready-to-start conditions. The existing $24,305 Year 1 commercial frame is preserved, and the $903/month Year 2+ steady-state path quoted on May 20 stands exactly as quoted. The Continuous Evolution Retainer is a proposed new option, an alternative to individually quoted bolt-ons, not a revision of anything previously agreed. Any post-Year 1 path selection and the final billing schedule must be reconciled in the authoritative agreement before signature.