The City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida & GovRAMP
About the Program
What is GovRAMP?
StateRAMP dba GovRAMP, a registered 501(c)(6) nonprofit, comprises service providers offering IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions, third-party assessment organizations, and government officials. Members across the U.S. are dedicated to enhancing digital security. GovRAMP addresses the need for standardized cybersecurity standards for service providers to state and local governments. It provides a roadmap for vendors to demonstrate compliance with national cybersecurity standards through an externally verifiable process.
Why GovRAMP?
Safeguarding the City of Palm Beach Gardens’ critical information requires a collaborative effort. Cybersecurity teams continuously defend against evolving threats, necessitating proactive measures to fortify networks and systems. Ensuring that providers and products handling sensitive data meet minimum cybersecurity standards is essential.
GovRAMP collaborates with the City to help providers comply with NIST 800-53 security controls, offering standardized cybersecurity verification and transferable credentials. This “verify once, serve many” approach allows validated products to be used across participating government entities.
Learn more about GovRAMP on govramp.org.
Overview
The City of Palm Beach Gardens is working towards a standardized approach to the security assessment of cloud computing services. According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) definition, cloud computing is “a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.”
- The City of Palm Beach Gardens will require that cloud products utilized by the city enroll in the GovRAMP Progressing Snapshot program in lieu of risk assessment questionnaires.
- GovRAMP Ready and Authorized certification will also be accepted.
- Providers must provide their quarterly Snapshot letter and access to the Progressing Snapshot Matrix or Continuous Monitoring report to the City of Palm Beach Gardens.
GovRAMP enables service providers to become authorized through a sequence of steps that are streamlined and can translate across participating states and local jurisdictions, K-12 and higher education organizations in order to reduce redundancy and improve efficiency. Verify once, serve many!
The three options for ongoing GovRAMP validation are GovRAMP Progressing Security Snapshot, GovRAMP Ready and GovRAMP Authorized.
To access the Getting Started Guide for Providers, click here.
Not necessarily. GovRAMP Snapshots and the GovRAMP Progressing Snapshot Program do not require 3PAO engagement. All documents submitted for verification are provided to the GovRAMP Program Management Office for review.
GovRAMP Ready and Authorized do require 3PAO engagement.
After viewing the video above, reach out to info@stateramp.org to meet your Membership Engagement Specialist. They will walk you through the entire process and be your point of contact throughout your journey with GovRAMP.
For information on our membership fees, please visit our membership page.
For more information on our assessment fees, please visit our fee schedule.
For additional information, reach out to info@stateramp.org.
For City of Palm Beach Gardens specific questions, please visit www.pbgfl.com/purchasing.
Announcements & Educational Opportunities
Stay tuned for future engagement opportunities and announcements!
Bidding Opportunities
Click below to see the list of current solicitations for the City of Palm Beach Gardens.
Palm Beach Gardens
Department of Information Technology
Click below to learn more about how to do business with the City.
GovRAMP Templates & Resources for Providers
Click below for additional guidance on the validation process and requirements.
Contact Information
For additional information on City of Palm Beach Gardens opportunities, please visit www.pbgfl.com/purchasing.
For additional information on how to get started with the GovRAMP process, please contact info@stateramp.org.
Other Participating Governments
GovRAMP is accepted by Fishers, as well as other cities and states. Click below to see a list of GovRAMP’s participating governments.
State and Local Government
Contact us and schedule a conversation to get started. For more information about how GovRAMP works with governments, visit our Governments page.
Providers
For many service providers, meeting security standards and supplying documentation to governments can be time consuming and costly. GovRAMP allows service providers to leverage their verified IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS solutions across multiple government contracts. Learn more about the benefits and process for service providers, or contact our team to get started.