Do AI-powered software development companies include cloud costs in the SOW?

Some do; most do not. Ask for an infra line item and a monthly burn cap for Bedrock or Vertex AI. Wolverine Solution quotes fixed build price plus an estimated cloud sheet for us-east-1 or us-central1 so founders can model runway before kickoff.

Can a wholesale distributor use RAG without replacing NetSuite?

Yes. A typical path is a read-only NetSuite connector into pgvector, with citations back to source records and role-based access. You keep ERP as system of record; the RAG layer answers ops and sales questions without a full NetSuite rewrite.

How long until a seed-stage team gets a usable agent MVP?

Most Tier 2 agent orchestrators land in 10–12 weeks with three to five tool calls, an eval harness, and GitHub Actions CI/CD. Faster timelines usually skip VPC isolation, eval suites, or Terraform handoff—costs you pay later in ops debt.

What if eval scores drop after handoff?

Require a retest clause: if scores fall below 80% on the agreed set within a defined window, the vendor remediates against the SOW. Keep the eval scripts in your repo so you can rerun after model or prompt changes without calling the agency.

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AI-Powered Software Development Companies: How to Pick One That Actually Ships

Q: Is React Native plus RAG a sane stack for multi-location operators?

Often yes when one codebase serves iOS and Android field staff who need grounded answers from inventory or SOPs. Pair React Native with a VPC-hosted RAG API, not a public chatbot, and budget for offline fallbacks on weak store Wi-Fi. --- **Ready to move from slide decks to ship dates?** If you need a **fixed-scope AI build** that lands in production—not a six-month T&M slog—book a scoping call. No pitch deck: timeline, price band, and acceptance criteria only. [Book a 30-minute fixed-scope call →](https://wolverinesolution.com/scoping) ---

Pick AI-powered software development companies by fixed-scope price, Terraform handoff, and eval harnesses—not slide decks. SMB buyer checklist.

AI-Powered Software Development Companies: How to Pick One That Actually Ships

Ready to move from slide decks to ship dates?

If you need a fixed-scope AI build that lands in production—not a six-month T&M slog—book a scoping call. No pitch deck: timeline, price band, and acceptance criteria only.

Book a 30-minute fixed-scope call →

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