As an end user/brand owner, can I use the ANSI/NASPO Standards as a security requirement in my contracts and RFPs?
Yes. The use of the NASPO standards in contracts and Request for Purchase (RFP) documents is easy and cost effective. The end user/brand owner, based upon the standard, would independently determine the level of security required for the production of their procured item. The end user/brand owner would then simply state, in the contract/RFP, that the supplier must meet a specific NASPO designated security level to bid on or provide the procurement item. In effect the brand owner and supplier both know what the security requirements are, and NASPO has independently certified that the producing company has met those requirements.
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