Add DEVIDENCE acquisition conformance profile v0.2

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+# DEVIDENCE Conformance Profiles
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+This directory contains versioned conformance profiles that specialize existing DSEARCH /
+DEVIDENCE meanings into testable implementation requirements.
+
+A profile in this directory is not part of Base Layer conformance merely because it is
+present in the standards repository. Its normative requirements bind only an implementation
+that explicitly claims the named profile and version.
+
+Profiles may define observable conformance behavior, required distinctions, failure
+semantics, test vectors, bindings, or domain-specific constraints while preserving the
+governing meanings defined by the Terms of Reference, DSEARCH, and DEVIDENCE.
+
+A profile must not silently redefine Base Layer semantics. If operational evidence shows
+that a profile distinction belongs in the Base Layer, that promotion requires a separate
+governed standards change under the then-current standards.
+
+Profiles do not authorize their own adoption or promotion. Repository governance and the
+then-current standards govern acceptance, revision, deprecation, and replacement.
+
+The first adopted profile is:
+
+- `devidence-acquisition-representation-v0.2.md` — acquisition, representation identity,
+  integrity comparison, compound/container materialization, bounded representation-adequacy
+  assertions, reproducible provenance, and associated failure semantics.