====== 9. Market Operating Model ======
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The Governed Node Service Market operates as a policy-constrained market for governed work. It does not assign work merely because a Node exists, connects to the environment, or offers the lowest cost. It assigns work only when the relevant participant, Node, governed function, qualification status, Non-Functional Characteristics, policy constraints, evidence obligations, and market rules support the assignment.

The operating model describes how the market identifies eligible participants, selects among eligible Qualified Nodes, applies qualification-based constraints, supports Competitive Substitution, and records evidence for assignment and review.
The operating model uses five related concerns:

  * [[fxdemo:07-part:09-market-operating-model:09-1-market-participation:start]]
  * [[fxdemo:07-part:09-market-operating-model:09-2-selection-criteria:start]]
  * [[fxdemo:07-part:09-market-operating-model:09-3-qualification-based-eligibility:start]]
  * [[fxdemo:07-part:09-market-operating-model:09-4-competitive-substitution:start]]
  * [[fxdemo:07-part:09-market-operating-model:09-5-evidence-based-assignment-and-review:start]]