Partner Network qualification standard

Scope

Future qualification for ITAD Lens Certified Provider, Authorized Solution Partner, and Integrated Partner designations, while preserving enterprise ownership of Preferred Provider status.

Principles

• Certified Provider means demonstrated platform interoperability and evidence capability, not blanket endorsement.
• Authorized Solution Partner is a channel designation and cannot improve provider eligibility or fit.
• Integrated Partner describes technical integration depth and cannot imply superior commercial preference.
• Enterprise Preferred Provider remains controlled by the enterprise inside its own governed environment.
• Qualification requires attributable evidence against published scope, capability, and interoperability criteria.
• Correction, suspension, expiration, and requalification rules are part of the designation rather than afterthoughts.
• Commercial relationships with ITAD Lens cannot waive qualification gates or influence objective provider evidence.

Limitations

• The public site must not display a provider as certified until the applicable qualification process has actually been completed.
• Certification does not guarantee future performance or suitability for every engagement.
• External certifications remain governed by their issuing organizations and are not converted into ITAD Lens endorsements.
• Provider Passport observed-performance evidence is governed separately from Partner Network designation.
• No designation creates paid placement, preferred marketplace status, or an ITAD Lens recommendation that an enterprise select a provider.