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  "use_case": "Aircraft exterior inspection",
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  "unit": "contract",
  "country": "FR",
  "currency": "USD",
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    "low": 47641,
    "high": 354880,
    "currency": "USD",
    "based_on": 2
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  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "No benchmark specific to FR; the range uses benchmarks from other regions. Local prices can differ a lot.",
    "All matching prices are older than 18 months.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 contract.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
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        "high": 354880.34,
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      },
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      "region_match": "other_or_global",
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      "kind": "benchmark",
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      "description": "US Air Force (Tinker AFB) earlier order to Near Earth Autonomy for the same autonomous aircraft inspection demonstration (SBIR Phase III), total obligated $47,640.52 per USAspending award FA812524P0035 (2024-04-23 to 2024-09-05)",
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        "high": 47640.52,
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      },
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      "region_match": "other_or_global",
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