Master Jedi,
How promptly you respond! It shall facilitate our business greatly. Your concerns are valid and I shall attempt to address them in a logical fashion.
First, the bounty hunter Fett:
He is a worthy individual, I am certain, though the fighting style is not one with which I am familiar. The privacy and escape clauses should provide few problems, if any, and one clone can be provided easily-though the Republic will, logically, assume half the cost. Producing an unaltered clone is simple enough, though unusual for this facility. We on Kamino strive to please our customers. I agree that Jango Fett's fighting style, if that is what you wish for your army, is best imparted by the original.
I assure you and him that your soldiers will learn quickly and efficiently. Our chief scientist, honored Ko Sai, informs me that only a few, undemanding tests will determine the suitability of your bounty hunter. She will be supervising the entire project.
As you are aware, Kamino produces the highest quality units. Ko Sai's abilities in genetic manipulation dwarf my own, and her delicacy and thoroughness ensure that no more than seven out of every two hundred clones need to be reprocessed to correct aberrations in their genetic code or behavior. While I do my humble best, and contribute to our success, it is minds like hers that make such a marvel of clone engineering possible.
You inquire as to the size of the soldier-units. Master Jedi, first we must know precisely how many soldiers you require. We generally code much smaller numbers than I believe the Republic intends to purchase. If I might suggest it, I believe that the first unit should number no more than, let us say 200,000. If that batch appears acceptable to our scientists, a larger number may be coded within a year. This would provide you with a preliminary force of moderate size, while the remaining order could be delivered in increments every standard year.
Is this a solution? The down payment will, naturally, depend on the size of the full order. Such a large-scale production will involve our entire facility and the attention of all the scientists within the harbor of our dear world.
Your credentials are excellent, Master Sypho-Dyas, and I greet the current that continues our correspondence. An emergency contact would be greatly appreciated.
Present my regards to the Jedi Council and to the Supreme Chancellor. I am honored to hear that Chancellor Palpatine has taken a personal interest in our facility's capabilities so soon after his election.
Prime Minister Lama Su, Kamino