IT RFR Required Specifications.doc

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27SEPRLS2 | Special Education - Audiobook Lending service | RFR
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BD-27-1026-DOE02-DOE01-133020
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Massachusetts

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This is an IT Required Specifications document for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Special Education Audiobook Lending Service RFR. The document establishes mandatory compliance requirements for any vendor developing or modifying software or intellectual property under this contract opportunity. 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). Vendors are required to contact EOTSS in advance to signal system or application design and development initiatives to ensure conformance with relevant security standards. The specifications apply specifically to contracts involving software development or deliverables containing intellectual property.

Non-conforming IT systems cannot be deployed unless the purchasing agency and contractor jointly receive written permission from the Secretary of EOTSS or their designee authorizing a specified deviation. Contractor delivery of IT systems that fail to conform to Commonwealth Enterprise Information Security Policies and Standards, absent such written permission, constitutes breach of contract. The Commonwealth reserves the right to require contractors, at no cost to the Commonwealth, to re-engineer non-conforming systems to achieve compliance. The applicable Enterprise Information Security Policies and Standards are available at https://www.mass.gov/handbook/enterprise-information-security-policies-and-standards. Additional policies and requirements that do not conflict with the Enterprise standards may be imposed by the purchasing agency and made available to bidders.

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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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