IT RFR Required Specifications.doc
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- BD-27-1026-DOE02-DOE01-130546
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- Essex County, Massachusetts
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This is an IT Required Specifications document issued by the Massachusetts Operational Services Division for information technology contracts within the state. The document applies to vendors developing or modifying software or creating deliverables containing intellectual property for Executive department agencies or systems operating on the Massachusetts Access to Government Network (MAGNet). All IT systems and applications must conform to the Enterprise Information Security Policies and Standards established by the Secretary of the Executive Office of Technology Services & Security (EOTSS). The specifications require purchasing agencies and contractors to contact EOTSS in advance of system or application design and development initiatives to ensure compliance with relevant security standards. Non-conforming IT systems cannot be deployed unless both the purchasing agency and contractor jointly obtain written approval from the Secretary of EOTSS or the Secretary's designee for a specified deviation.
Contractor failure to deliver IT systems and applications conforming to the Commonwealth's Enterprise Information Security Policies and Standards, absent written permission for deviation, constitutes a breach of contract. The Commonwealth retains the right to require contractors, at no cost to the Commonwealth, to re-engineer non-conforming systems to achieve compliance with Enterprise Information Security Policies and Standards. Additional policies, standards, and requirements that do not conflict with the Enterprise Information Security Policies and Standards may apply and will be made available to bidders by the purchasing agency. The Enterprise Information Security Policies and Standards are accessible at https://www.mass.gov/handbook/enterprise-information-security-policies-and-standards, and these specifications were last revised on July 1, 2020.
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Please note: These specifications only apply if a vendor will be developing or modifying software or will be developing Deliverables that contain other intellectual property, under this Bid posting Operational Services Division
RFR - Required Specifications for Information Technology
Revised: July 1, 2020 Information Technology. Required for Information Technology contracts. All IT systems and applications developed by or for Executive department agencies or operating within the Massachusetts Access to Government Network (MAGNet) must conform with the Enterprise Information Security Policies and Standards promulgated by the Secretary of the Executive Office of Technology Services & Security (EOTSS). Non-conforming IT systems may not be deployed unless the purchasing agency and their contractor(s) have jointly applied for and received in writing from the Secretary of EOTSS or the Secretary’s designee, notice that a specified deviation will be permitted. The Enterprise Information Security Policies and Standards are available at https://www.mass.gov/handbook/enterprise-information-security-policies-and-standards. Additional policies, standards, and requirements that do not conflict with the Enterprise Information Security Policies and Standards may apply and shall be made available to Bidders by the purchasing agency.
Please Note: Given the pace of information technology innovation, purchasing agencies and their contractors are required to contact EOTSS to signal a system or application design and development initiative. Such advance notice helps to ensure conformance with the relevant Enterprise Information Security Policies and Standards.
Contractor delivery of IT systems and applications that fail to conform to the Commonwealth’s Enterprise Information Security Policies and Standards, absent the Secretary of EOTSS’s grant of written permission for a deviation, shall constitute breach of contract. The Commonwealth may choose to require the contractor, at no cost to the Commonwealth, to re-engineer the non-conforming system for the purpose of bringing it into compliance with Commonwealth Enterprise Information Security Policies and Standards.
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