Procurement • Big tech buyer language
Procurement‑ready — without the bloat.
Big tech procurement doesn’t buy narratives. It buys deliverables, acceptance tests, and failure semantics. This page is intentionally concise — it’s the one page your Security + GRC stakeholders can score.
Copy‑paste clause pack (short)
Use as an RFP appendix or SOW acceptance section. Tight language, strict semantics.
Supplier SHALL deliver procurement-grade accountability artifacts for the declared scope, including: (1) deterministic validator outputs (PASS / FAIL / HOLD) with stable reason codes; (2) replay-verifiable receipts and portable conformance packs sufficient for independent verification; (3) fail-closed gates at declared control points that block side effects unless a valid, in-scope Permit is verified; (4) permits that are scope- and time-bounded and minted only after PASS; (5) audit sampling evidence demonstrating no in-scope side effects occur without valid permits; and (6) retention + replay support for the agreed audit window. If evidence is missing, stale, inconsistent, or unverifiable under the pinned policy/validator versions, the system SHALL return HOLD and fail closed for sensitive side effects.
Minimum requirements + acceptance tests
This is the contract boundary that stops “trust me” gaps.
| ID | Requirement (SHALL) | Acceptance (buyer replay) |
|---|---|---|
| P1 Artifact deliverables | Deliver policy identifiers, validator outputs, receipts, permits, and conformance packs for the declared scope. | Independent verifier validates signatures + required fields. |
| P2 Deterministic semantics | Implement PASS/FAIL/HOLD with stable reason codes and declared scope-of-use. | Published vectors reproduce expected outcomes (incl. negative + freshness boundary). |
| P3 Replay verification | Receipts SHALL be replayable under pinned policy/validator versions and canonicalization rules. | Replay reproduces recorded decision using only conformance pack + authorized evidence handles. |
| P4 Fail‑closed gates | Side effects SHALL be blocked unless a valid, in-scope Permit is verified at declared control points. | Demonstrate deterministic blocking on HOLD/FAIL at each control point in scope. |
| P5 Permit discipline | Permits SHALL be minted only after PASS; scope‑ and time‑bounded; audience‑bound where relevant. | Sampling audit shows no in‑scope side effects without valid permits. |
| P6 Retention + audit | Retain conformance packs for the agreed period; support auditor-mode replay without privileged payload disclosure by default. | Buyer replays a defined sample within retention window; degraded mode remains fail‑closed. |
What we show in the deep dive
- One chosen action surface: egress or dispatch (start small, prove rigor).
- Fail‑closed behavior: missing/stale/unverifiable prerequisites → HOLD and block.
- Receipts export: artifacts your audit tooling can ingest.
What we share under NDA
- Reference evidence schemas, test vectors, reason code registries.
- Integration details for your enforcement chokepoint (kernel/driver/firmware/hypervisor).
- Pilot success criteria + production hardening plan.