Attachment I Security Assessment Questionnaire.docx
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- FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR ELA & MATH K-8
- Solicitation number
- 5400030019
- Issued by
- South Carolina
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This is a Service Provider Security Assessment Questionnaire issued by the South Carolina Department of Education in connection with a formative assessment contract opportunity for English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades K-8. The questionnaire serves as a required attachment for vendors bidding on this multi-year contract, which is estimated to run from February 1, 2027 through October 30, 2031, comprising an initial one-year term with three optional one-year renewals plus an additional seven-month term. The state intends to award up to five contracts to vendors meeting all specified criteria, with proposals due September 16, 2026 and a pre-proposal conference scheduled for August 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM via Microsoft Teams.
The Security Assessment Questionnaire requires vendors to provide comprehensive documentation of their security controls and practices across eleven key areas, including access limitations to government information, disaster recovery and business continuity plans, employee and contractor vetting procedures, contractor management policies, third-party security certifications (such as ISO/IEC 27001, AICPA SOC 2 Type 2, or AICPA SOC 3), physical security measures for data centers, encryption protocols for data at rest and in transit, breach detection controls and audit logging procedures, incident response policies, and post-contract data destruction procedures. Vendors must provide authorized signatures and certifications regarding the accuracy of their responses, with the questionnaire explicitly stating that all security-related information submitted with the proposal is incorporated into the response. This questionnaire applies to all assessment services and activities involving state government information, which will be accessed and maintained across approximately 71 school districts, three charter school districts, and the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind.
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| Amendment #1 Solicitation 5400030019.docx | DOCX document | |
| Amendment #2 Solicitation 5400030019.docx | DOCX document | |
| Solicitation 5400030019.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment H Questionnaire.docx | DOCX document | |
| Attachment C Assessment Peer Review.pdf | ||
| Attachment E Math Assessment.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment A Bidding Schedule.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment F Directions for Submitting Items.pdf | ||
| Attachment D ELA Assessment.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment G Reportinging Template.xlsm | XLSM spreadsheet | |
| Attachment B Point of Contact.docx | DOCX document |
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Attachment I
SERVICE PROVIDER SECURITY ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
Instructions: (1) Attach additional pages or documents as appropriate and make sure answers cross reference to the questions below. (2) As used in this Questionnaire, the phrase "government information" shall have the meaning defined in the clause titled "Information Security." (3) This Questionnaire must be read in conjunction with both of the following two clauses (a) Service Provider Security Assessment Questionnaire - Required, and (b) Service Provider Security Representation.
1. Describe your policies and procedures that ensure access to government information is limited to only those of your employees and contractors who require access to perform your proposed services.
2. Describe your disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
3. What safeguards and practices do you have in place to vet your employees and contractors who will have access to government information?
4. Describe and explain your security policies and procedures as they relate to your use of your contractors and next-tier sub -contractors.
5. List any reports or certifications that you have from properly accredited third-parties that demonstrate that adequate security controls and assurance requirements are in place to adequately provide for the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information systems used to process, store, transmit, and access all government information. (For example, an ISO/IEC 27001 compliance certificate, an AICPA SOC 2 (Type 2) report, or perhaps an AICPA SOC 3 report (i.e., a SysTrust or WebTrust seal)). For each certification, describe the scope of the assessment performed. Will these reports / certifications remain in place for the duration of the contract? Will you provide the state with most recent and future versions of the applicable compliance certificate / audit report?
6. Describe the policies, procedures and practices you have in place to provide for the physical security of your data centers and other sites where government information will be hosted, accessed or maintained.
7. Will government information be encrypted at rest? Will government information be encrypted when transmitted? Will government information be encrypted during data backups, and on backup media? Please elaborate.
8. Describe safeguards that are in place to prevent unauthorized use, reuse, distribution, transmission, manipulation, copying, modification, access or disclosure of government information.
9. What controls are in place to detect security breaches? What system and network activity do you log? How long do you maintain these audit logs?
10. How will government information be managed after contract termination? Will government information provided to the Contractor be deleted or destroyed? When will this occur?
11. Describe your incident response policies and practices.
12. Identify any third party which will host or have access to government information.
Offeror's response to this questionnaire includes any other information submitted with its offer regarding information or data security.
SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO REPRESENT THE ACCURACY OF THIS INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF CONTRACTOR:
By: ____________________________________ (Authorized signature)
Its: ____________________________________ (Printed name of person signing above)
(Title of person signing above)
Date: ____________________________________
SPSAQ (FEB 2015) [09-9025-1]
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