Capability Evaluation Criteria
| Attribute |
Cost | Interoperability |
Long term relationship | Deployment readiness | Build Quality |
| 1 | over market price | proprietary standards, risk of vendor lock-in | cannot reliably communicate, needs aggressive follow up and management |
timeline unclear or unknown |
Questionable may need replacement anytime or unknown durability |
| 3 | close to or exactly at market price | use some open and proprietary standards |
can communicate reliably but needs incentives to do so |
timeline is known but is volatile or longer than what is needed |
Acceptable could last 2 to 3 years |
| 5 | under market price | fully using open standards | communicates reliably and incentives are already aligned |
timeline is known and predictable or within acceptable duration | Durable can last 3 years or more |