Software Capability Evaluation, Version 3.0, Implementation Guide for Supplier Selection
• SEI Report
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 September 13, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-version-30-implementation-guide-for-supplier-selection/.
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author={Barbour, Richard},
title={Software Capability Evaluation, Version 3.0, Implementation Guide for Supplier Selection},
month={Apr},
year={1996},
number={{CMU/SEI-95-TR-012},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-version-30-implementation-guide-for-supplier-selection/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-13}
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Barbour, Richard. "Software Capability Evaluation, Version 3.0, Implementation Guide for Supplier Selection." (CMU/SEI-95-TR-012). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. 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," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. 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: 13-Sep-2026].
Barbour, Richard. "Software Capability Evaluation, Version 3.0, Implementation Guide for Supplier Selection." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-95-TR-012). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Apr. 1996. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/software-capability-evaluation-version-30-implementation-guide-for-supplier-selection/. Accessed 13 Sep. 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/