"Comparison item","Candidate 1","Candidate 2","Candidate 3","Candidate 4 (optional)","Candidate 5 (optional)","Evidence / open question / next action"
"Company legal name","","","","","",""
"Source of candidate / contact / date","","","","","",""
"Production address / manufacturing role","","","","","",""
"Specification match / deviations","","","","","",""
"Own production / outsourced work","","","","","",""
"MOQ / trial order","","","","","",""
"Sample cost / sample lead time","","","","","",""
"Proposed production schedule","","","","","",""
"Destination documents / entity / product coverage","","","","","",""
"Quotation currency / delivery basis","","","","","",""
"Packaging / exclusions","","","","","",""
"Unverified supplier claims","","","","","",""
"Pre-visit questions / meeting availability","","","","","",""
"Further checks required","","","","","",""
"Next action / owner / due date","","","","","",""
"Preparation worksheet only; not supplier approval or a QGO supplier endorsement.","","","","","",""