Plain-English Summary
Kentucky cybersecurity requirements usually reach contractors through the contract, solicitation, statement of work, data-use terms, technology approval process, or statewide IT policy—not always through a standalone cybersecurity statute. For a contractor, the practical question is whether the work touches state data, state systems, cloud or software services, confidential records, personal information, or agency-managed technology.
This page separates binding sources from background guidance. A source matters to your company when it applies directly to vendors or when an agency incorporates it into a solicitation, purchase order, master agreement, statement of work, data-use agreement, security exhibit, or other contract document.
What Contractors Should Check First
Before bidding on or performing a Kentucky contract, confirm:
- whether the work involves state data, personal information, confidential records, cloud services, software-as-a-service, network-connected products, or access to a state system;
- which state Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), technology-office, or procurement-office policies apply to the purchase;
- whether standard terms add cybersecurity, privacy, incident-reporting, audit, insurance, subcontractor, or flowdown duties; and
- what evidence the agency expects, such as a security plan, data inventory, access-control records, incident contact, vendor questionnaire, security assessment, approval record, or subcontractor flowdown.
How To Read This Page
Direct contractor duty means the source applies to vendors, service providers, contractors, or handlers of state data. Agency duty that affects vendors means the source binds the state agency but changes what the agency must require from contractors. Contract clause / flowdown means the duty usually becomes binding when it appears in the solicitation, contract, master agreement, data-use agreement, or statement of work. Background only means the source helps explain the state’s cybersecurity or procurement environment but does not, by itself, impose a contractor duty.
At-a-Glance Contractor Map
| Area | What to verify | Evidence to keep |
|---|---|---|
| State data | Whether the work uses state data, personal information, confidential records, or agency records. | Data inventory, data-flow map, access list, return/destruction record. |
| State systems | Whether employees, subcontractors, tools, or cloud services connect to state systems. | Access approvals, account list, logging evidence, offboarding records. |
| Technology procurement | Whether the purchase requires IT approval, security review, architecture review, or procurement-office approval. | Solicitation questions, approvals, exceptions, security questionnaire, evaluation submissions. |
| Contract terms | Whether cybersecurity, privacy, incident reporting, audit, insurance, and subcontractor duties are incorporated. | Clause matrix, flowdown terms, subcontractor certifications, incident contact list. |
Cybersecurity statutes (background)
Kentucky source materials in the uploaded archive did not clearly identify a standalone contractor-facing cybersecurity statute for this page. Security requirements appear to flow primarily through procurement documents, IT policies, privacy/breach laws, or contract terms.
Regulations, Policies & Standards
These entries cover regulations, procurement manuals, IT policies, security standards, contract templates, terms and conditions, and agency guidance that may become binding when incorporated into a solicitation, purchase order, master agreement, statement of work, data-use agreement, or other contract document.
200 KAR 1 016.ENGROSSED
Category. `PROC-IT` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source explains how Kentucky buys technology, services, software, hardware, cloud offerings, or related support. For contractors, it tells you where security requirements may enter the deal: the solicitation, evaluation criteria, standard terms, approval process, or contract documents.
Who it applies to. It applies to state purchasing officials and agencies, and it affects vendors that sell technology, data services, software, equipment, professional services, cloud services, or support to the state.
What it requires. Contractors should read the solicitation and all incorporated documents together. Confirm security representations, privacy terms, audit rights, insurance, subcontractor approval, data ownership, return or destruction terms, and incident-notice provisions before submitting a bid or signing the contract.
Why it matters. Procurement rules and standard terms often create the real contractor-facing cybersecurity duties. They can affect eligibility, responsiveness, evaluation, award, contract administration, payment, and post-award oversight.
Citation. 200 KAR 1 016.ENGROSSED
200 KAR 1 016.ENGROSSED
Category. `PROC-IT` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source explains how Kentucky buys technology, services, software, hardware, cloud offerings, or related support. For contractors, it tells you where security requirements may enter the deal: the solicitation, evaluation criteria, standard terms, approval process, or contract documents.
Who it applies to. It applies to state purchasing officials and agencies, and it affects vendors that sell technology, data services, software, equipment, professional services, cloud services, or support to the state.
What it requires. Contractors should read the solicitation and all incorporated documents together. Confirm security representations, privacy terms, audit rights, insurance, subcontractor approval, data ownership, return or destruction terms, and incident-notice provisions before submitting a bid or signing the contract.
Why it matters. Procurement rules and standard terms often create the real contractor-facing cybersecurity duties. They can affect eligibility, responsiveness, evaluation, award, contract administration, payment, and post-award oversight.
Citation. 200 KAR 1 016.ENGROSSED
CIO-050 Enterprise Procurement of Information Technology
Category. `PROC-IT` · `GOV` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source explains how Kentucky buys technology, services, software, hardware, cloud offerings, or related support. For contractors, it tells you where security requirements may enter the deal: the solicitation, evaluation criteria, standard terms, approval process, or contract documents.
Who it applies to. It applies to state purchasing officials and agencies, and it affects vendors that sell technology, data services, software, equipment, professional services, cloud services, or support to the state.
What it requires. Contractors should read the solicitation and all incorporated documents together. Confirm security representations, privacy terms, audit rights, insurance, subcontractor approval, data ownership, return or destruction terms, and incident-notice provisions before submitting a bid or signing the contract.
Why it matters. Procurement rules and standard terms often create the real contractor-facing cybersecurity duties. They can affect eligibility, responsiveness, evaluation, award, contract administration, payment, and post-award oversight.
Citation. CIO-050 Enterprise Procurement of Information Technology
CIO-051 Information Technology Standards
Category. `PROC-CYBER` · `GOV` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source connects cybersecurity to procurement or contract performance. It is especially important when a contractor provides IT, cloud, software, managed services, security services, data processing, or access to state systems.
Who it applies to. It may apply directly to vendors or indirectly through state agencies that must include security terms in solicitations and contracts. Subcontractors can be affected when the prime contract requires flowdown.
What it requires. Before bidding or performance, identify the security controls, questionnaires, certifications, incident-reporting contacts, access restrictions, confidentiality duties, cloud requirements, audit rights, and subcontractor obligations that the state expects. Keep written evidence showing how each requirement is satisfied.
Why it matters. These sources are often the closest state-law analogue to federal contract cybersecurity clauses. They translate general security policy into contract terms that can affect award, performance, remedies, and future responsibility.
Citation. CIO-051 Information Technology Standards
CIO-074 Enterprise Network Security Architecture Policy
Category. `PROC-CYBER` · `GOV` · `CYBER` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source connects cybersecurity to procurement or contract performance. It is especially important when a contractor provides IT, cloud, software, managed services, security services, data processing, or access to state systems.
Who it applies to. It may apply directly to vendors or indirectly through state agencies that must include security terms in solicitations and contracts. Subcontractors can be affected when the prime contract requires flowdown.
What it requires. Before bidding or performance, identify the security controls, questionnaires, certifications, incident-reporting contacts, access restrictions, confidentiality duties, cloud requirements, audit rights, and subcontractor obligations that the state expects. Keep written evidence showing how each requirement is satisfied.
Why it matters. These sources are often the closest state-law analogue to federal contract cybersecurity clauses. They translate general security policy into contract terms that can affect award, performance, remedies, and future responsibility.
Citation. CIO-074 Enterprise Network Security Architecture Policy
CIO-091 Enterprise Information Security Program Policy
Category. `PROC-CYBER` · `GOV` · `CYBER` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source connects cybersecurity to procurement or contract performance. It is especially important when a contractor provides IT, cloud, software, managed services, security services, data processing, or access to state systems.
Who it applies to. It may apply directly to vendors or indirectly through state agencies that must include security terms in solicitations and contracts. Subcontractors can be affected when the prime contract requires flowdown.
What it requires. Before bidding or performance, identify the security controls, questionnaires, certifications, incident-reporting contacts, access restrictions, confidentiality duties, cloud requirements, audit rights, and subcontractor obligations that the state expects. Keep written evidence showing how each requirement is satisfied.
Why it matters. These sources are often the closest state-law analogue to federal contract cybersecurity clauses. They translate general security policy into contract terms that can affect award, performance, remedies, and future responsibility.
Citation. CIO-091 Enterprise Information Security Program Policy
CIO-105 System and Information Integrity Policy
Category. `GOV` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Agency duty that affects vendors; may become a contractor duty through contract incorporation, system access, or technology approval.
In plain terms. This source identifies who in Kentucky government has authority over information technology, security policy, technology approval, or statewide digital operations. For contractors, that matters because the responsible office often controls the standards an agency must include in technology contracts.
Who it applies to. It primarily applies to state agencies and state technology officials. Contractors are affected when an agency uses that authority to set solicitation requirements, contract terms, security reviews, approval gates, or data-handling conditions.
What it requires. Contractors should use this source to identify the office that can require security documentation, technology approval, architecture alignment, data-protection terms, or compliance with statewide IT policies. Before bidding, map the solicitation to the responsible CIO, CISO, procurement, or technology office and preserve the approval record.
Why it matters. State IT governance sources often explain why a solicitation contains cybersecurity terms even when the statute does not mention contractors directly. Missing the governing office or approval path can create bid, performance, payment, or acceptance risk.
Citation. CIO-105 System and Information Integrity Policy
COT Strategic Procurement Request (SPR1) Submittal Process -Effective 5-4-2020-REVISED 8-10-2021
Category. `PROC-IT` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source explains how Kentucky buys technology, services, software, hardware, cloud offerings, or related support. For contractors, it tells you where security requirements may enter the deal: the solicitation, evaluation criteria, standard terms, approval process, or contract documents.
Who it applies to. It applies to state purchasing officials and agencies, and it affects vendors that sell technology, data services, software, equipment, professional services, cloud services, or support to the state.
What it requires. Contractors should read the solicitation and all incorporated documents together. Confirm security representations, privacy terms, audit rights, insurance, subcontractor approval, data ownership, return or destruction terms, and incident-notice provisions before submitting a bid or signing the contract.
Why it matters. Procurement rules and standard terms often create the real contractor-facing cybersecurity duties. They can affect eligibility, responsiveness, evaluation, award, contract administration, payment, and post-award oversight.
Citation. COT Strategic Procurement Request (SPR1) Submittal Process -Effective 5-4-2020-REVISED 8-10-2021
FAP 110-10-00 General Conditions and Instructions for Solicitations and Contracts
Category. `PROC-IT` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source explains how Kentucky buys technology, services, software, hardware, cloud offerings, or related support. For contractors, it tells you where security requirements may enter the deal: the solicitation, evaluation criteria, standard terms, approval process, or contract documents.
Who it applies to. It applies to state purchasing officials and agencies, and it affects vendors that sell technology, data services, software, equipment, professional services, cloud services, or support to the state.
What it requires. Contractors should read the solicitation and all incorporated documents together. Confirm security representations, privacy terms, audit rights, insurance, subcontractor approval, data ownership, return or destruction terms, and incident-notice provisions before submitting a bid or signing the contract.
Why it matters. Procurement rules and standard terms often create the real contractor-facing cybersecurity duties. They can affect eligibility, responsiveness, evaluation, award, contract administration, payment, and post-award oversight.
Citation. FAP 110-10-00 General Conditions and Instructions for Solicitations and Contracts
FAP 111-15-00 Computer Services Procurement
Category. `PROC-IT` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source explains how Kentucky buys technology, services, software, hardware, cloud offerings, or related support. For contractors, it tells you where security requirements may enter the deal: the solicitation, evaluation criteria, standard terms, approval process, or contract documents.
Who it applies to. It applies to state purchasing officials and agencies, and it affects vendors that sell technology, data services, software, equipment, professional services, cloud services, or support to the state.
What it requires. Contractors should read the solicitation and all incorporated documents together. Confirm security representations, privacy terms, audit rights, insurance, subcontractor approval, data ownership, return or destruction terms, and incident-notice provisions before submitting a bid or signing the contract.
Why it matters. Procurement rules and standard terms often create the real contractor-facing cybersecurity duties. They can affect eligibility, responsiveness, evaluation, award, contract administration, payment, and post-award oversight.
Citation. FAP 111-15-00 Computer Services Procurement
FAP Policy Manual Rev Aug 2024
Category. `PROC-IT` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source explains how Kentucky buys technology, services, software, hardware, cloud offerings, or related support. For contractors, it tells you where security requirements may enter the deal: the solicitation, evaluation criteria, standard terms, approval process, or contract documents.
Who it applies to. It applies to state purchasing officials and agencies, and it affects vendors that sell technology, data services, software, equipment, professional services, cloud services, or support to the state.
What it requires. Contractors should read the solicitation and all incorporated documents together. Confirm security representations, privacy terms, audit rights, insurance, subcontractor approval, data ownership, return or destruction terms, and incident-notice provisions before submitting a bid or signing the contract.
Why it matters. Procurement rules and standard terms often create the real contractor-facing cybersecurity duties. They can affect eligibility, responsiveness, evaluation, award, contract administration, payment, and post-award oversight.
Citation. FAP Policy Manual Rev Aug 2024
Finance Administrative Policies (FAPs) - Finance and Administration Cabinet
Category. `PROC-CYBER` · `CYBER` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source connects cybersecurity to procurement or contract performance. It is especially important when a contractor provides IT, cloud, software, managed services, security services, data processing, or access to state systems.
Who it applies to. It may apply directly to vendors or indirectly through state agencies that must include security terms in solicitations and contracts. Subcontractors can be affected when the prime contract requires flowdown.
What it requires. Before bidding or performance, identify the security controls, questionnaires, certifications, incident-reporting contacts, access restrictions, confidentiality duties, cloud requirements, audit rights, and subcontractor obligations that the state expects. Keep written evidence showing how each requirement is satisfied.
Why it matters. These sources are often the closest state-law analogue to federal contract cybersecurity clauses. They translate general security policy into contract terms that can affect award, performance, remedies, and future responsibility.
Citation. Finance Administrative Policies (FAPs) - Finance and Administration Cabinet
Kentucky Procurement Manual
Category. `PROC-IT` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source explains how Kentucky buys technology, services, software, hardware, cloud offerings, or related support. For contractors, it tells you where security requirements may enter the deal: the solicitation, evaluation criteria, standard terms, approval process, or contract documents.
Who it applies to. It applies to state purchasing officials and agencies, and it affects vendors that sell technology, data services, software, equipment, professional services, cloud services, or support to the state.
What it requires. Contractors should read the solicitation and all incorporated documents together. Confirm security representations, privacy terms, audit rights, insurance, subcontractor approval, data ownership, return or destruction terms, and incident-notice provisions before submitting a bid or signing the contract.
Why it matters. Procurement rules and standard terms often create the real contractor-facing cybersecurity duties. They can affect eligibility, responsiveness, evaluation, award, contract administration, payment, and post-award oversight.
Citation. Kentucky Procurement Manual
Kentucky Revised Statutes - Chapter 45A Kentucky Model Procurement Code
Category. `PROC-IT` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source explains how Kentucky buys technology, services, software, hardware, cloud offerings, or related support. For contractors, it tells you where security requirements may enter the deal: the solicitation, evaluation criteria, standard terms, approval process, or contract documents.
Who it applies to. It applies to state purchasing officials and agencies, and it affects vendors that sell technology, data services, software, equipment, professional services, cloud services, or support to the state.
What it requires. Contractors should read the solicitation and all incorporated documents together. Confirm security representations, privacy terms, audit rights, insurance, subcontractor approval, data ownership, return or destruction terms, and incident-notice provisions before submitting a bid or signing the contract.
Why it matters. Procurement rules and standard terms often create the real contractor-facing cybersecurity duties. They can affect eligibility, responsiveness, evaluation, award, contract administration, payment, and post-award oversight.
Citation. Kentucky Revised Statutes - Chapter 45A Kentucky Model Procurement Code
New Technology SPR1 Request Form - Effective 5-4-2020-Unrestricted
Category. `PROC-IT` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source explains how Kentucky buys technology, services, software, hardware, cloud offerings, or related support. For contractors, it tells you where security requirements may enter the deal: the solicitation, evaluation criteria, standard terms, approval process, or contract documents.
Who it applies to. It applies to state purchasing officials and agencies, and it affects vendors that sell technology, data services, software, equipment, professional services, cloud services, or support to the state.
What it requires. Contractors should read the solicitation and all incorporated documents together. Confirm security representations, privacy terms, audit rights, insurance, subcontractor approval, data ownership, return or destruction terms, and incident-notice provisions before submitting a bid or signing the contract.
Why it matters. Procurement rules and standard terms often create the real contractor-facing cybersecurity duties. They can affect eligibility, responsiveness, evaluation, award, contract administration, payment, and post-award oversight.
Citation. New Technology SPR1 Request Form - Effective 5-4-2020-Unrestricted
Personal Security Information and Breach MEMO revised April 2015
Category. `PROC-CYBER` · `BREACH` · `CYBER` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source connects cybersecurity to procurement or contract performance. It is especially important when a contractor provides IT, cloud, software, managed services, security services, data processing, or access to state systems.
Who it applies to. It may apply directly to vendors or indirectly through state agencies that must include security terms in solicitations and contracts. Subcontractors can be affected when the prime contract requires flowdown.
What it requires. Before bidding or performance, identify the security controls, questionnaires, certifications, incident-reporting contacts, access restrictions, confidentiality duties, cloud requirements, audit rights, and subcontractor obligations that the state expects. Keep written evidence showing how each requirement is satisfied.
Why it matters. These sources are often the closest state-law analogue to federal contract cybersecurity clauses. They translate general security policy into contract terms that can affect award, performance, remedies, and future responsibility.
Citation. Personal Security Information and Breach MEMO revised April 2015
Policies - Commonwealth Office of Technology (Kentucky)
Category. `GOV` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Agency duty that affects vendors; may become a contractor duty through contract incorporation, system access, or technology approval.
In plain terms. This source identifies who in Kentucky government has authority over information technology, security policy, technology approval, or statewide digital operations. For contractors, that matters because the responsible office often controls the standards an agency must include in technology contracts.
Who it applies to. It primarily applies to state agencies and state technology officials. Contractors are affected when an agency uses that authority to set solicitation requirements, contract terms, security reviews, approval gates, or data-handling conditions.
What it requires. Contractors should use this source to identify the office that can require security documentation, technology approval, architecture alignment, data-protection terms, or compliance with statewide IT policies. Before bidding, map the solicitation to the responsible CIO, CISO, procurement, or technology office and preserve the approval record.
Why it matters. State IT governance sources often explain why a solicitation contains cybersecurity terms even when the statute does not mention contractors directly. Missing the governing office or approval path can create bid, performance, payment, or acceptance risk.
Citation. Policies - Commonwealth Office of Technology (Kentucky)
RFP ATTACHMENT A Agency template.xml
Category. `PROC-IT` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source explains how Kentucky buys technology, services, software, hardware, cloud offerings, or related support. For contractors, it tells you where security requirements may enter the deal: the solicitation, evaluation criteria, standard terms, approval process, or contract documents.
Who it applies to. It applies to state purchasing officials and agencies, and it affects vendors that sell technology, data services, software, equipment, professional services, cloud services, or support to the state.
What it requires. Contractors should read the solicitation and all incorporated documents together. Confirm security representations, privacy terms, audit rights, insurance, subcontractor approval, data ownership, return or destruction terms, and incident-notice provisions before submitting a bid or signing the contract.
Why it matters. Procurement rules and standard terms often create the real contractor-facing cybersecurity duties. They can affect eligibility, responsiveness, evaluation, award, contract administration, payment, and post-award oversight.
Citation. RFP ATTACHMENT A Agency template.xml
Title 200 - Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Category. `PROC-CYBER` · `CYBER` Authority type. State government source. Contractor nexus. Contract clause / flowdown; direct vendor relevance when incorporated into the solicitation or contract.
In plain terms. This source connects cybersecurity to procurement or contract performance. It is especially important when a contractor provides IT, cloud, software, managed services, security services, data processing, or access to state systems.
Who it applies to. It may apply directly to vendors or indirectly through state agencies that must include security terms in solicitations and contracts. Subcontractors can be affected when the prime contract requires flowdown.
What it requires. Before bidding or performance, identify the security controls, questionnaires, certifications, incident-reporting contacts, access restrictions, confidentiality duties, cloud requirements, audit rights, and subcontractor obligations that the state expects. Keep written evidence showing how each requirement is satisfied.
Why it matters. These sources are often the closest state-law analogue to federal contract cybersecurity clauses. They translate general security policy into contract terms that can affect award, performance, remedies, and future responsibility.
Citation. Title 200 - Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Cross-State Procurement Context
NASPO and NASCIO materials are useful background for how states think about cybersecurity in public procurement. They support a practical approach: build security requirements into acquisition planning, solicitations, evaluation, contract terms, and post-award vendor oversight. They are not binding Kentucky law unless a Kentucky statute, regulation, policy, solicitation, or contract adopts them.
For GovConCyber implementation, use this callout to help readers understand why a state may ask for cybersecurity documentation even when the state code is not written like a federal cybersecurity clause. Do not cite NASPO, NASCIO, CIS, or StateRAMP materials as the source of a binding state requirement unless the specific state has adopted or incorporated them.