Software Capability Evaluation, Version 3.0, Implementation Guide for Supplier Selection
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Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-95-TR-012Abstract
This report describes implementation guidance for Version 3.0 of the Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) method. This version of the Implementation Guide is updated to reflect the new method and provides specific guidance for selecting software product and services suppliers in an acquisition application (government or commercial) and provides suggested language and examples of usage.
Cite This SEI Report
Barbour, R. (1996, April 1). Software Capability Evaluation, Version 3.0, Implementation Guide for Supplier Selection. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-95-TR-012). Retrieved February 10, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-version-30-implementation-guide-for-supplier-selection/.
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title={Software Capability Evaluation, Version 3.0, Implementation Guide for Supplier Selection},
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Barbour, Richard. "Software Capability Evaluation, Version 3.0, Implementation Guide for Supplier Selection." (CMU/SEI-95-TR-012). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, April 1, 1996. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-version-30-implementation-guide-for-supplier-selection/.
R. Barbour, "Software Capability Evaluation, Version 3.0, Implementation Guide for Supplier Selection," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-95-TR-012, 1-Apr-1996 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-version-30-implementation-guide-for-supplier-selection/. [Accessed: 10-Feb-2026].
Barbour, Richard. "Software Capability Evaluation, Version 3.0, Implementation Guide for Supplier Selection." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-95-TR-012). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Apr. 1996. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-version-30-implementation-guide-for-supplier-selection/. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
Barbour, Richard. Software Capability Evaluation, Version 3.0, Implementation Guide for Supplier Selection. CMU/SEI-95-TR-012. Software Engineering Institute. 1996. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-version-30-implementation-guide-for-supplier-selection/