Is there a way to package a file for print? Also help on die cut settings?

Hello!
I've gotten myself in a bit over my head, I work at a very small company. I am the only one with design experience, and being somewhat fresh out of college, until this job I've had no print experience. So everytime I send something to them, I learn something new. Typically the files I send originate in InDesign though.
I have designed a rectangle sign with a triangle at the top, and so I am preparing the file to be sent to the printer for a die cut. I reached out to them and asked how to prepare it, and the response was very short "Draw your shape, make an overprint rule where you want it to cut. Extend bleed beyond the cut lines." But I wasn't quite sure i understood so I searched, and I created a die cut layer that is the shape of the cutout completely filled in a bright color not found anywhere on the document itself. Is that correct?
Secondly, there is text, so I wanted to package the file just as I would in InDesign. Typically I send a pdf, but not sure a pdf would work with this since the red covers the area needing to be printed. So thus why I wanted to package the file to go in case I haven't prepared it correctly for them.
Should It have just been a stroke and not filled in?
Sorry so long-but I try to explain thoroughly from the get-go. Thanks for any help!

SReigel:
A little after the fact, but here are a couple more tidbits for you!
Illustrator doesn't have a Package function like InDe. (Unfortunately!)
If you don't have any placed images in your file, you can convert all the text to outlines and send a native Illustrator file, or a vector EPS, or whatever vector file-type your vendor prefers.
There's an app out there called Art Files that will collect fonts and images a la InDe's Package. It's inexpensive, and I believe it has a fully functional trial if you only need it for one or two files.
Hope it all turned out well.
Regards,
D.

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