Specifications include, but are not limited to: This Request For Proposals (RFP) solicits vendor proposals for Service Organization Controls 2 (SOC 2) reporting services on the Alabama Supercomputer Authority’s (ASA) description and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of the controls in place at the Huntsville, Alabama data center of the Alabama Supercomputer Authority as of December 31, 2020 , in accordance with attestation standards applicable to SOC 2 reporting established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for the trust principles security, availability, and confidentiality. The Retirement Systems of Alabama desires to contract with the ASA for colocation services related to disaster preparedness at their Huntsville data center location. The ASA data center in Huntsville is not SOC 2 certified. In order to assess the controls in place and the effectiveness of those controls, RSA desires to have a SOC 2 Type 1 report on the ASA data center located in Huntsville, Alabama completed as of December 31, 2020. After the initial report as of December 31, 2020, the ASA will engage the same firm for SOC 2 Type 2 reporting services for the twelve month periods ending December 31, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.