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  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "unit",
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  "currency": "USD",
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    "high": 699,
    "currency": "USD",
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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": [
    "Range uses only benchmarks whose region matches US.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 unit.",
    "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": null,
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        "unit": "per unit"
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        "high": null,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
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    },
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      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
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        "high": 399.99,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per unit"
      },
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      "region_match": "country",
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        "high": 400,
        "currency": "USD"
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    },
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      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
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        "high": 219,
        "currency": "USD",
        "unit": "per unit"
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        "high": null,
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