# Capability Evaluation Criteria

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-attribute%C2%A0-cost-inte" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 106.2px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 16.6667%;"></col><col style="width: 16.6667%;"></col><col style="width: 16.6667%;"></col><col style="width: 16.6667%;"></col><col style="width: 16.6667%;"></col><col style="width: 16.6667%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 46.6px;"><td style="height: 46.6px;">**Attribute**   
</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">**Cost**</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">**Interoperability**   
</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">**Long term relationship**</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">**Deployment readiness**</td><td style="height: 46.6px;">**Build Quality**</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">1</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">over market price</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">proprietary standards, risk of vendor lock-in</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">cannot reliably communicate, needs aggressive follow up and management   
</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">timeline unclear or unknown   
</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">Questionable may need replacement anytime or unknown durability   
</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>close to or exactly at market price</td><td>use some open and proprietary standards   
</td><td>can communicate reliably but needs incentives to do so   
</td><td>timeline is known but is volatile or longer than what is needed   
</td><td>Acceptable could last 2 to 3 years   
</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.8px;"><td style="height: 29.8px;">5</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">under market price</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">fully using open standards</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">communicates reliably and incentives are already aligned   
</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">timeline is known and predictable or within acceptable duration</td><td style="height: 29.8px;">Durable can last 3 years or more   
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