Product Acceleration (8–12 Weeks)

Design and deliver a production‑ready AI/automation system with observability. Technology stack selected based on your requirements, budget, and existing infrastructure. Typical examples include n8n, Groq, OpenAI, Google Cloud, and others, but we remain vendor-agnostic and optimize for your specific needs. Acceptance criteria agreed in Week 1.

Tiers & Investment

Standard: $60k–$90k

Scope: Single product or workflow
Timeline: 8 weeks with weekly demos
Telemetry: Basic telemetry (key event tracking, API call counts, error rate monitoring)
Deliverables: Working system, documentation, runbooks
Handover: Final capability transfer session

Premium: $90k–$150k

Scope: 2–3 related products or workflows
Timeline: 10 weeks with weekly demos
Telemetry: Full observability (Datadog/Sentry integration, performance tracing, structured logging, automated alerting)
Deliverables: Working systems, architecture documentation, runbooks, security review
Handover: Comprehensive capability transfer sessions

Enterprise: $150k–$300k

Scope: Platform or multi‑product ecosystem
Timeline: 12 weeks with weekly demos
Telemetry: Enterprise monitoring (custom executive dashboards, uptime monitoring, on-call incident response workflows)
Deliverables: Working platform, IaC templates, architecture docs, runbooks, security + compliance review
Handover: Extended capability transfer + 30-day post-launch support (up to 40 hours for critical bug fixes)

Price Variance Factors:
Within each tier, final pricing depends on:

Geography: Bay Area/NYC +20%; international projects +15%
Regulatory complexity: Healthcare/Finance +20% for compliance requirements
Technical complexity: Multi-vendor integration +15%; legacy system integration +20%
Urgency: Start <3 weeks +20% for scheduling premium; <1 week +35%
Data access delays: Client environments requiring extensive security review +10%

Price quote provided after free scoping call and technical discovery.

Engagement Structure

Week 1: Requirements finalization and acceptance criteria alignment,ensuring we build exactly what you need
Weeks 2–N: Weekly demos to validate progress and adjust priorities as needed
Final week: Security review, thorough documentation, and knowledge transfer to your team
Post-launch (Enterprise only): 30-day support window (40-hour cap) to ensure smooth production operation
Organizational change: Major transitions (acquisition, pivot, cancellation) allow us to pause appropriately; you pay for value delivered to date plus 2-week transition period

Technology Selection

Vendor-agnostic approach: Stack chosen based on your requirements, budget, existing vendor relationships, and total cost of ownership
Client constraints honored: If you have existing contracts with AWS/GCP/Azure or specific vendor commitments, we work within those boundaries
Licensing transparency: All technology costs disclosed up-front; no hidden vendor fees or commissions
Tool evolution: If better alternatives emerge mid-project, we discuss trade-offs and pivot only with your approval
Open source preference: When appropriate, we favor open-source solutions to minimize vendor lock-in and ongoing costs

Intellectual Property

Code ownership: All source code, configurations, and workflows created specifically for this project are client property
Pre-existing components: Blue Fermion retains ownership of general libraries, templates, and frameworks developed across multiple clients
Third-party licenses: Client responsible for all SaaS/API licensing costs; we help negotiate pricing but contracts are in client name
ML models/algorithms: Any custom models or algorithms developed are client property; training data must be client-owned or properly licensed
Documentation: All project-specific documentation transfers to client; general methodology and templates remain Blue Fermion IP
Client modifications: Client may modify code for internal use; derivative works for external distribution or commercialization require attribution and license negotiation
Joint inventions: Novel algorithms or approaches co-developed default to client ownership; Blue Fermion retains right to implement similar approaches for other clients
Open-source contributions: If client wishes to open-source project code, Blue Fermion will cooperate; attribution required for our contributions
Confidentiality: Mutual NDA standard; client data and proprietary business logic remain confidential
Recordings: Client may record demos/handover sessions for internal use; no external distribution without permission
Benchmark data: Blue Fermion may collect anonymized performance metrics across clients for industry benchmarking; raw client data requires written permission
Portfolio rights: Blue Fermion may reference project type and technology stack in marketing with prior written approval; client receives 60-day review window before publication (no client-specific details without explicit permission)

What You Get

All tiers include:

Working, production‑ready system
Documentation and runbooks
Instrumentation and KPI measurement plan
Security and rollout checklist
Source code or workflow configurations (as applicable)
Capability transfer session(s)

Maintenance & Support

Standard/Premium: Include handover only. System delivered in working state with documentation for your team to maintain.
Enterprise: Includes 30 days of post-launch support (up to 40 hours) for critical bug fixes and system stability issues.
Ongoing support: Available as separate retainer ($5k–$18k/month depending on scope).

Definition of "critical bug": Issues preventing core functionality, data loss, or security vulnerabilities. Does not include feature requests, scope expansion, or minor enhancements.

Scope Boundaries

In scope:

System design and implementation to agreed acceptance criteria
Testing and quality assurance
Documentation and runbooks
Capability transfer to your team
Integration with agreed 3rd-party services

Best handled through separate engagements:

Post-launch feature development: Consider ongoing retainer ($5k–$18k/month) or follow-on sprint
Infrastructure setup: Your team provisions environments; we configure and deploy
Large-scale data migration: Initial data load included; enterprise-scale migrations require separate scoping
End-user training: We train your technical team; they train end users
Vendor contracts: We provide technical guidance; your procurement team manages contracts

Scope evolution: After Week 1 acceptance criteria sign-off, new requirements represent valuable learnings,let's discuss whether to adjust current sprint or plan Phase 2 to ensure quality delivery.

Best For

Teams needing tangible outcomes under a clear timeline and scope
Organizations ready to move from strategy to execution
Projects with clear business value and defined success metrics
Teams prepared to maintain system post-handover (or contract ongoing support)

Next Steps

Book a free scoping call to define acceptance criteria and confirm timeline: /book?type=sprint