Toolkit¶

Non‑Normative

This section is non‑normative and is not legal advice. The toolkit provides convenience resources derived from the Reconstruction‑Grade eDiscovery Standard. The standard text is canonical; toolkit materials are summaries and aids only.

What the toolkit is for¶

The toolkit helps enterprises, law firms, service providers, and vendors apply the standard in procurement, evaluation, protocol drafting, and implementation planning without re-deriving practical materials from first principles.

Every toolkit page links back to the authoritative section of the standard it draws from. If the toolkit and the standard ever conflict, the standard governs.

Recommended evaluation sequence¶

Read Section 6 - Measurable Evaluation Framework and Appendix B - Requirements.
Use Questions to Ask Vendors to test how a platform explains scope, determinism, audit handling, and exceptions.
Use Vendor Scoring Worksheet to compare candidates against the same criteria.
Request a declaration against a specific published standard version.

Practical resources¶

Resource	Who it's for	What it does
Buyer Checklist	Legal ops, procurement	10 essential questions + red flags for vendor evaluation
RFP Clause Pack	Procurement, outside counsel	Copy/paste RFP clauses requiring RGR conformance
ESI Protocol Addendum	Litigation counsel	Starter language for modern‑attachment and relationship preservation
Conformance Declaration Template	Vendors, service providers	Fill‑in template for claiming a conformance level
Conformance Tests Quick Guide	Evaluators, QA teams	Bullet summary of T‑01 through T‑07 with setup and failure modes

Deeper evaluation resources (in the standard)¶

For comprehensive vendor evaluation, see:

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