**What you asked:** "Are we OK for winter?" — and then, as a follow-up, "Given the coordinator's conclusion, what should logistics do first?"

**What I found:** The refrigerated truck contract with Northline Transport ends December 15. I verified this against Section 4 of the signed contract.

**What the coordinator concluded:** Riverbend remains **NOT OK for winter**. The real operative deadline is now ~18 days (based on Warehouse's burn-down math: 41 tonnes ÷ 68.7 tonnes/month draw), not the Nov–Feb season broadly. All four workstreams have concrete next steps and are moving in parallel, with a target reconvene in mid-October once Northline's response, the donor diagnosis, and the seasonal demand projection are in hand.

**Answer to your latest question — what logistics should do first:**

Per the coordinator's directive, logistics' top priority is the **Northline contract**, since a transport failure would undermine every other fix. Specifically:

1. **Contact Northline this week** to open renewal/renegotiation discussions ahead of the Dec 15 expiration.
2. **Get a written response by mid-October** — that's your reporting deadline back to the coordinator (go/no-go on renewal).
3. Treat this as the top logistics risk, ranked above route or capacity planning for now.

This proceeds independently of the other tracks (Warehouse's rationing plan, Donor Relations' appeal, Client Services' seasonal data) — you don't need to wait on those to start Northline outreach.
