diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 31c7257..b299ff1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 .tasks/
 .agile/
+**/bin/
+**/obj/
diff --git a/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.slnx b/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.slnx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1893428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.slnx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<Solution>
+  <Folder Name="/src/">
+    <Project Path="src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts.csproj" />
+  </Folder>
+</Solution>
diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcb3a65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<Project>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Authors>AgileWebs</Authors>
+    <Company>AgileWebs</Company>
+    <RepositoryType>git</RepositoryType>
+    <RepositoryUrl>http://192.168.68.156:3000/AgileWebs/building-block-dispatch</RepositoryUrl>
+    <PackageProjectUrl>http://192.168.68.156:3000/AgileWebs/building-block-dispatch</PackageProjectUrl>
+    <PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>false</PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Abstractions/IDispatchCapabilityContract.cs b/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Abstractions/IDispatchCapabilityContract.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e58fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Abstractions/IDispatchCapabilityContract.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+using BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts.Requests;
+using BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts.Responses;
+
+namespace BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts.Abstractions;
+
+public interface IDispatchCapabilityContract
+{
+    Task<EvaluateDispatchResponse> EvaluateDispatchAsync(
+        EvaluateDispatchRequest request,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+}
diff --git a/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts.csproj b/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b760144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Contracts/DispatchCandidateContract.cs b/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Contracts/DispatchCandidateContract.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d295cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Contracts/DispatchCandidateContract.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts.Contracts;
+
+public sealed record DispatchCandidateContract(
+    string WorkItemId,
+    string QueueName,
+    DispatchPriority Priority,
+    DateTime DeadlineUtc);
diff --git a/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Contracts/DispatchPriority.cs b/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Contracts/DispatchPriority.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7114a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Contracts/DispatchPriority.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+namespace BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts.Contracts;
+
+public enum DispatchPriority
+{
+    Low = 0,
+    Normal = 1,
+    High = 2,
+    Critical = 3
+}
diff --git a/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Requests/EvaluateDispatchRequest.cs b/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Requests/EvaluateDispatchRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7a5208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Requests/EvaluateDispatchRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+using BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts.Contracts;
+
+namespace BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts.Requests;
+
+public sealed record EvaluateDispatchRequest(
+    string DispatchContext,
+    IReadOnlyCollection<DispatchCandidateContract> Candidates,
+    int AvailableCapacity);
diff --git a/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Responses/EvaluateDispatchResponse.cs b/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Responses/EvaluateDispatchResponse.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb2133e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts/Responses/EvaluateDispatchResponse.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace BuildingBlock.Dispatch.Contracts.Responses;
+
+public sealed record EvaluateDispatchResponse(
+    IReadOnlyCollection<string> SelectedWorkItemIds,
+    IReadOnlyCollection<string> DeferredWorkItemIds,
+    string SelectionReason);