Guiding SLED Organizations in Procurement Best Practices for Cloud Service Providers
The Procurement Cloud Security Resource Tool, developed by the NASPO/StateRAMP Procurement Task Force, is essential for state and local governments, and risk and procurement officials. It helps identify the necessary StateRAMP security requirements for procuring IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS solutions that handle government data, ensuring compliance with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and NIST 800-53 standards. This tool supports the selection of vendors who meet critical security controls for protecting sensitive information such as PII, PHI, PCI, and CJI.
By using the data classification self-assessment, your organization can accurately determine its security baseline before publishing a procurement, ensuring alignment with your security policies. The guide also provides clear definitions and frameworks to simplify the procurement process, helping you partner with vendors who meet your security needs and objectives.