Common use of Evaluation and Testing Clause in Contracts

Evaluation and Testing. a. The Vendor responsibilities include the following: (1) With direction and final approval from ACI, assume primary responsibility for evaluating and testing Equipment, Software, and related products or Services prior to their use or deployment in ACI’s environment. (2) Participate in evaluations involving new third-party products and services. (3) Upon request, provide corporate reports, summaries, or results of its evaluation and testing of Third-Party products and services. (4) Benchmark new types of Equipment and Software (including testing of various configurations and combinations of Equipment and Software) that may be considered for deployment within ACI. (5) Determine interoperability and performance measures for specific configurations of Equipment and/or Software, including unit testing, systems integration testing, connectivity testing, load testing. Confidential Exhibit A-1 — Delivery Management Services (Cross Functional) (6) Identify, support, and coordinate as necessary with other ACI IT functions and third-party vendors, any specific Equipment, Software, and/or telecommunications required for interoperability and performance testing. (7) Provide a complete test plan, for Vendor proposed changes, for ACI’s approval prior to testing. (8) Report test findings and recommendations to ACI. (9) Establish criteria that will be used to support the evaluation, technology selection, and testing for ACI’s review and approval. b. ACI will: (1) Assist Vendor in evaluating and testing Equipment, Software, and related products or services prior to their use or deployment in ACI’s environment. (2) Determine interoperability and performance measures for specific configurations of Equipment and/or Software, including, applications integration testing.