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Q&A With Our Vice President of Operations Support Jennifer Jett
Q: What are SDG&E’s cybersecurity/
information security
requirements for suppliers?
certificates up to date and provide for waiver of subrogation. Our
A: Cyberattacks on critical
have questions, please email ResponsibleSourcing@sdge.com.
infrastructure are increasing, so
suppliers must partner with us to
goal is to have the right balance between risk exposure and making
it possible for a broad pool of contractors to bid on our work. If you
Q: How is SDG&E using AI?
strengthen cybersecurity. Applicable
A: We are excited about the possibilities AI brings to better serve our
contracts include “Information Security
customers and empower our talented employees. SDG&E’s use of AI
Requirements” that mandate industry
is governed by strict standards for data privacy, human oversight and
standards such as phishing-resistant multi-factor
bias mitigation, and we expect suppliers to do the same. Our Supply
authentication, encryption for sensitive data and a documented
Management team is piloting a chatbot for internal procurement
response plan for prompt breach detection and response. If you
support and a contract data extraction tool to reduce manual work
have questions, please email CyberSafety@sempra.com.
and improve compliance. We also plan to improve our material
demand forecasting with the help of AI to reduce costs and delays.
Q: What insurance coverage is required
to do business with SDG&E?
A: Recognizing that insurance requirements can pose a barrier to
Q: What are SDG&E’s expectations for how
contractors work with Tribal Nations?
doing business, we have worked with our insurance and risk team to
A: We expect our contractors to approach Tribal Nations with
lower requirements when appropriate. We don’t have one uniform set
respect, consult them early, maintain ongoing communications
of insurance requirements across all categories of work; they vary
and follow specific access protocols. Our Tribal Liaison and
based on scope of work, exposure and level of risk — for example,
our Environmental Services staff work with contractors to
work performed in High Fire Threat Districts vs. urban settings.
provide training and conduct outreach to tribal governments
Common coverage includes commercial general liability, workers’
and community leaders in order to identify potential project
compensation, employer’s liability, excess/umbrella liability and auto
impacts and establish priorities and protections. In compliance
liability. Additional insurance such as professional/errors & omissions,
with regulations, we strive to incorporate tribal input into project
cybersecurity and pollution liability may be needed depending on
planning, environmental reviews and mitigation measures. Where
the scope of work. Contractors are required to provide insurance
appropriate and feasible, we also encourage our contractors to
certificates, including SDG&E as additional insured, keep insurance
collaborate with Tribal Nations on workforce development.
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