Restoring Hope

 is a quest in Fallout: New Vegas.

Quick walkthrough
This quest is a requirement for fulfilling the "No, Not Much" quest given to you in Bitter Springs. Possible bug: If during the "That Lucky Old Sun" quest at Helios One you decide to go for the (optional) "arm Archimedes security system", there's a possibility that your contact during the "Restoring Hope" quest is nowhere to be found. It seems there is a possibility to bypass this section of the quest if can find the lost supplies somewhere en-route to Forlorn Hope but this is still unconfirmed. Another possible bug is encountered if you proceed to kill off the Legion at Nelson, by yourself, the quest will never be completed. Major Polatli will thank you but no quest dialogue is given in his menu to finish the quest. To start the quest speak to Major Polatli first or the only thing able to discuss with Mayes is the about fallen NCR dog tags. Also note that when you find the supply crate you will be attacked by legion troops as an ambush.

EDIT

I have confirmed the bug from arming Archimedes during the Restoring Hope quest. Below is an image of where I found the Camp Forlorn supply crate.

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