I'm still not completely clear on how filtering on such easily lookup up tactical sort of information will be an indictor or not if they will deliver software.

I'm still not completely clear on how filtering on such easily lookup up tactical sort of information will be an indictor or not if they will deliver software. This is like recipe stuff when cooking. I would be frustrated because you obviously have your favorite answer which might be less important than how they would actually solve a problem in a team environment given requirements and a schedule.