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