Q6 Solution

Submit the GPO recommendation

Q6 Solution

POST /api/v2/q6/solution

Request Body

Field	Type	Notes
`device_type`	string	A `type` from the Device Types API
`year`	integer	The replacement year, 2027 to 2036
`units`	integer	Optional. How many units of that type come due that year
`reasoning`	string	Markdown, up to 12,000 characters: your recommendation and the case for it

{
  "device_type": "Infusion Pump",
  "year": 2029,
  "units": 180,
  "reasoning": "## Recommendation\n..."
}

Units are counted across the whole health system, facilities A to E, using the same replacement years as Q5.

How It's Scored

The Equiply team scores Q6 by hand, out of 150 points. Your score appears on the leaderboard once it's reviewed. We look at two things:

Your pick, against the data: the device type and year with the most units due across the health system, and whether units matches the real count for your pick.
Your reasoning, against the points below.

What We Look For in the Reasoning

gpo_understanding: what a GPO is and what it's trying to achieve: pooling purchase volume across members for better pricing and contract terms.
volume_and_timing: the recommendation rests on the data: which device type has the most units due, in which year, across which facilities, with numbers.
reasoning: why that choice comes first: purchase size, standardizing on fewer models, the risk of keeping old equipment, budget timing, and trade-offs against the alternatives.
actionability: a concrete plan: what to buy, roughly how many, by when, and how to approach vendors or contracts.

Responses

200

{
  "challenge": "q6",
  "status": "pending_review",
  "max_points": 150,
  "message": "Received. This answer is scored by the Equiply team; your score shows on the leaderboard once it's reviewed.",
  "attempts_remaining": 4
}

Each valid submission uses one of your 5, and we score every one; your best counts.

400

{
  "error": "INVALID_SUBMISSION",
  "message": "\"year\" must be a calendar year"
}

Invalid requests don't use a submission.

Q5 Solution