Attachment J: Service Provider Security Assessment Questionnaire.pdf
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- QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM
- Solicitation number
- 5400025374
- Issued by
- South Carolina
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This is a Service Provider Security Assessment Questionnaire attachment for a Qualified Residential Treatment Program contract opportunity in South Carolina. The questionnaire serves as a security and compliance evaluation tool for prospective service providers seeking to contract with the state. The document outlines standardized questions and assessment criteria designed to evaluate the security posture, operational readiness, and organizational capabilities of residential treatment facilities. The questionnaire addresses critical areas including facility security measures, staff qualifications and background clearance procedures, emergency response protocols, client safety procedures, and compliance with state and federal regulations. Providers are required to complete the questionnaire as part of the bid submission process, with responses used to assess the organization's ability to meet the program's stringent operational and safety requirements.
The questionnaire functions as a prerequisite evaluation mechanism rather than a pricing document and does not establish specific cost terms or financial parameters. It is designed to ensure that only qualified providers meeting established security and operational standards are considered for contract award. The assessment covers organizational infrastructure, personnel security protocols, facility certifications, and demonstrated experience in residential treatment services. Responses are evaluated against state benchmarks and regulatory requirements to determine provider eligibility. This security assessment is mandatory for all bidders and is a critical component of the vendor selection process, ensuring that awarded contracts are granted only to organizations capable of maintaining appropriate safeguards and delivering compliant services.
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ATTACHMENT J
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 subcontractors.
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 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: ____________________________________
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