 Vinogradov mean-value method for a bilinear exponential sum

Expand moments of the inner sum and group equal power-sum differences. Their multiplicities are bounded by $J_{k,r}(Z)$ through the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality. Two applications of the Holder inequality yield a bound for $|U{|}^{4k^2}$ containing $Z^{8k^2-4k}{J}_{k,r}(Z{)}^2$ and a product of short geometric-sum bounds over the moment differences. Thus a sharp mean-value estimate combines with rational approximation or spacing of the coefficients to prove cancellation. When all coefficients are integers, $U=\lfloor Z{\rfloor }^2$, so mean-value estimates alone cannot force cancellation.