NSI RFP Standard Template 1.0
Conformance Requirements Document

NAME

NSI RFP Standard Template

LABEL for LOGO

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

When the NASPL Verification Logo, along with this label, is used on, or in relation to, a Request for Proposal document registered as conformant to this Conformance Requirements Document, it must be accompanied by an attribution in the form defined in Schedule 4 of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries Verification Trademark License Agreement.

DESCRIPTION

This Conformance Requirements document is for Request for Proposal documents to be issued by a Lottery organization.

CONFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

The Conformance Requirements are derived from the NSI Standard Request for Proposal Template Best Practice, Document Number BP0501b, April 2007, and any Corrigenda issued against such Best Practice.

A conformant Request for Proposal document must:

• Implement all the mandatory "Must" clauses, as defined in the Best Practice Requirements subsections within Section 4 of the Best Practice and for which "Lottery" is identified as a Practitioner in the Requirements Checklist (Appendix A) of the Best Practice.
• Implement all the recommended "Should" clauses, as defined in the Best Practice Requirements subsections within Section 4 of the Best Practice and for which "Lottery" is identified as a Practitioner in the Requirements Checklist (Appendix A) of the Best Practice, or provide a rationale in the Conformance Statement for why the recommendation is not followed.
• Not implement any of the "Must not" clauses, as defined in the Best Practice Requirements subsections within Section 4 of the Best Practice and for which "Lottery" is identified as a Practitioner in the Requirements Checklist (Appendix A) of the Best Practice.

Appendix A of the Best Practice provides a checklist of the mandatory, recommended, and precluded requirements. This Appendix should be considered normative with respect to the assigned Practitioner for each requirement, but in the case of any conflict between the content of the checklist and the main body of the Best Practice, the Best Practice shall take precedence.

If the lottery issues the RFP in a language other than English, the lottery must create an English-language version of the RFP that is an accurate translation to the original RFP - i.e., it provides an identical meaning.

OVERRIDING STANDARDS

None.

INDICATORS OF CONFORMANCE

• An English-language version of the Request for Proposal document subject to verification.
• An assessment report, summarizing the outcome of the assessment process, from an assessor accredited by the Certification and Verification Authority for assessment of conformity to the Best Practice.

MIGRATION

As this is the first version of the NSI RFP Standard Template Conformance Requirements, there are no migration issues.