Specifications include, but are not limited to: 4.1.1 Advanced Technology. The System’s software shall be of advanced technology with robust management capability. Vendor shall detail how this capability can be used. Every component of the System must adhere to open standards. Open standards are publicly available specifications for achieving a specific task. 4.1.2 State-of-the Art. The System shall use state-of-the-art hardware equipment at onset of the new Contract. The hardware will be new, or at a least minimally new by being manufactured within 12 months of the Contract execution date and of such capacity as to ensure a continued, responsive, serviceable and expandable service with little or no down time. Hardware equipment must be freely available on the open market or must be clearly indicated in the bid proposal as being of a proprietary nature.