Logistics response to coordinator's conclusion:

First action: Immediately contact Northline Transport to initiate renewal/replacement negotiations for the refrigerated truck contract (expires Dec 15, per signed contract Section 4). This is the top logistics priority because:

- It's a hard deadline with binary risk — if unresolved, cold-chain capacity drops to zero mid-winter regardless of how much food is sourced.
- Dec 15 falls squarely inside peak demand season (Nov–Feb), so any gap directly jeopardizes distribution when need is highest.
- Negotiating now (Sept 24) gives ~12 weeks of lead time to either renew terms with Northline or line up an alternative carrier — waiting risks losing leverage or finding no available capacity as other orgs also compete for winter transport ahead of the holidays.

Concrete next step: Request a meeting with Northline this week to discuss renewal terms and get a written response by mid-October. In parallel, identify 1–2 backup refrigerated carriers as contingency in case renewal terms are unfavorable or Northline declines.

I'll hold off on other workstreams (route planning, capacity scaling) until contract status is confirmed, since that determines whether we're solving for continuity with the current carrier or standing up a new one from scratch.
