QMC has stated multiple times that samples are customized to the end user or application. How do you customize without working together?
Semantics is all your doing. Call it what you want, argue what you will, but in the world of business where I work, it's called working together, a purchase, or whatever your want to call it.
For example, my company supplies a purchase specification to a supplier. The supplier reviews it and provides a quote. They may take exception to certain requirements and work with use to close the gap. During that period, I'm "working with" the supplier to the mutual benefit of both companies so we get our product and they manage to sell us something we can use.
