The purpose of this work product is to describe an orderly process for the following:
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Understanding and monitoring the vendor's long-term approach and
plans for maintenance and support of their COTS package
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Recording the rationale for selecting candidate vendors (for example, why certain vendors are
more important than others) and the nature of all vendor relationships (for example, the depth of the relationship
to be pursued)
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Engaging in meetings and exchanges with the vendor and vendor-related groups
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Establishing liaisons with other customers (or potential customers) of the vendor
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Coordinating government vendor relationships with the contractor vendor relationships in
cases where both exist
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Encouraging and facilitating working relationships among the vendors
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