id: "CP-02(07)" title: "Coordinate with External Service Providers" family: "CP" family_name: "Contingency Planning" sort_id: "cp-02.07" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "CP-02" enhancement: True
Statement
Coordinate the contingency plan with the contingency plans of external service providers to ensure that contingency requirements can be satisfied.
Guidance
When the capability of an organization to carry out its mission and business functions is dependent on external service providers, developing a comprehensive and timely contingency plan may become more challenging. When mission and business functions are dependent on external service providers, organizations coordinate contingency planning activities with the external entities to ensure that the individual plans reflect the overall contingency needs of the organization.
Assessment Objective
the contingency plan is coordinated with the contingency plans of external service providers to ensure that contingency requirements can be satisfied.
Contingency planning policy
procedures addressing contingency operations for the system
contingency plan
contingency plans of external
service providers
service level agreements
contingency plan requirements
system security plan
other relevant documents or records
Organizational personnel with contingency planning and plan implementation responsibilities
external service providers
organizational personnel with information security responsibilities