These VITA Rules have been developed by VITA and other public bodies, institutions, commissions and other subdivisions of the Commonwealth receiving services under a VITA contract (“customers”).
Suppliers must deliver their goods and perform their services at all times in a manner that allows for and supports compliance by the public body(ies) receiving, using, or consuming the goods and services.
In addition to, and without limiting any of, the specific standards and policies listed below, all hardware, systems and services provided to the commonwealth, or that may be used to access, process, or store Commonwealth data, must comply with all applicable Commonwealth and federal laws, regulations, policies, guidelines, and standards in effect at the time of delivery of the goods and services.
Without limiting any contractual obligation a supplier may have to comply with applicable federal laws, regulations, standards and policies, following is a list of federal laws, regulations, policies and standards that VITA hereby incorporates as a part of VITA Rules:
Electronic Authentication Guideline