Common use of Custom Development Clause in Contracts

Custom Development. Sprint PCS may have requirements for features that will be considered custom software development. As stated in more detail in section 11.9 of the Contract, Sprint PCS will identify to Lucent, in writing, a summary of any such proposed development of custom software. This summary from Sprint PCS should be directed to the Customer Team Director of Sales with a copy to the Applications Engineering Team. This summary will provide a description of any proposed custom software sufficient to enable Lucent to determine the general demand for, and its plans, if any, to develop the same or similar products. Lucent will respond to such summary within thirty (30) days after receipt and indicate if it has the ability to fulfill a subsequent Request for Proposal (RFP) from Sprint PCS for development of custom software. 2. Lucent Technologies Wireless Product Life Cycle Process - Overview The development of software features, from concept to deployment, follows a product life cycle process, also know as the Lucent Gate Process. See Figure