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We are procuring a COTS solution. This prevents us from providing some of the technical evidence requested in the certification checklists. Will this pose a problem?

CMS encourages the use of COTS solutions where possible, and the milestone review process supports certification of COTS products. The review criteria are intended to be tailorable to support different solutions, including COTS. In this case, the technical criteria in the checklists that do not apply to COTS may be marked ""Not Applicable"" with an explanation as to why they do not apply.

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We are procuring a COTS solution. This prevents us from providing some of the technical evidence requested in the certification checklists. Will this pose a problem?