The City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida & StateRAMP
About the Program
What is StateRAMP?
StateRAMP, 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. StateRAMP 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 StateRAMP?
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.
StateRAMP 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 StateRAMP on stateramp.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 StateRAMP Progressing Snapshot program in lieu of risk assessment questionnaires.
- StateRAMP 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.
StateRAMP 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 StateRAMP validation are StateRAMP Security Snapshot, StateRAMP Ready and StateRAMP Authorized.
To access the Getting Started Guide for Providers, click here.
Not necessarily. StateRAMP Snapshots and the StateRAMP Progressing Snapshot Program do not require 3PAO engagement. All documents submitted for verification are provided to the StateRAMP Program Management Office for review.
StateRAMP 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 StateRAMP.
For information on our membership fees, please visit: Register – StateRAMP
For more information on our assessment fees, please visit: 2023-StateRAMP-Fee-Schedule.pdf (pcdn.co)
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.
StateRAMP 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 StateRAMP process, please contact info@stateramp.org.
Other Participating Governments
StateRAMP is accepted by Fishers, as well as other cities and states. Click below to see a list of StateRAMP’s participating governments.
State and Local Government
Contact us and schedule a conversation to get started. For more information about how StateRAMP 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. StateRAMP 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.