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Step 1: Contact Marketing / Program Management at Core Source Technologies (CST) (301)540-9913.
Indicate interest in our product development and engineering services.
Request a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before disclosing any information.
An NDA is a confidentiality agreement, each party agrees and accepts explicit duty not to disclose or misuse confidential information.
Step 2: Request for quote (RFQ).
Discuss your idea and needs, and communicate a Statement of Work (SOW).
Share applicable background information with technical staff, such as specifications, requirements, diagrams, sketches, and models.
Step 3:
Review and approve contracts.
Review, clarify, and negotiate the proposal. CST will develop the proposal from the communicated SOW and applicable information. The proposal will include a budget, schedule, and a detailed description of tasks.
Review the Engineering Services Agreement (ESA). This is a document that describes the engineering terms and agreements of work and payment.
Approve contracts (sign the proposal and ESA). Payment may be a purchase order (PO), check, or credit card.
Step 4:
Project begins!
Work begins on your project in accordance with the agreed proposal schedule.