Common use of Incident Response Clause in Contracts

Incident Response. Costs related to responding to an election security incident, including: o Staff time or consulting services for incident response plan drafting and preparation o Staff time or consulting services to identify an attack, minimize its effects, contain damage, and remediate the cause to reduce the risk of future incidents Items presumed not to be reimbursable: The following is a partial list of items presumed to not be reimbursable and not inclusive of all items that are not reimbursable. The list is provided only for the purpose of providing guidance. The Secretary of State shall be the sole determiner if an expenditure is reimbursable. 1. Costs not directly related to election infrastructure security. 2. Overhead costs. 3. Computers/Laptops/Tablets. 4. Blackberries/Smartphones (handheld computers).