My organization negotiates indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) agreements with vendors. How does NSTISSP #11 COTS testing requirements apply to these types of arrangements?
For the purposes of determining whether NSTISSP #11 COTS testing is required or not, an agreement is considered to be a “contract” when two parties legally agree upon a price and a product. When funds actually change hands or when the product is obtained is irrelevant to whether NSTISSP #11 COTS testing is required or not. Therefore, if the IDIQ agreement notes an agreed upon price and product (with funds changing hands at a future date) and it is signed before July 1, 2002, COTS testing is not required for “buys” against that agreement. However, once the agreement is renegotiated (after July 1, 2002), it must include a provision for COTS tested products.
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