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Modular Contracting

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

None

Definition(s):

  Under modular contracting, an executive agency’s need for a system is satisfied in successive acquisitions of interoperable increments. Each increment complies with common or commercially accepted standards applicable to information technology so that the increments are compatible with other increments of information technology comprising the system.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-161 41 U.S.C.

  Under modular contracting, an executive agency’s need for a system is satisfied in successive acquisitions of interoperable increments. Each increment complies with common or commercially accepted standards applicable to information technology so that the increments are compatible with other increments of information technology composing the system.
Source(s):
NISTIR 7622 41 U.S.C.