As stipulated in article 4.2, Related requirements, the government Security Policy is to be applied equally to procurement contracts as it is to internal operations. Where contracts or the bid solicitation process require access to Designated or Classified information by the contractor or where such contracts or bidding process involve the storage and/or processing of designated or classified information on the contractors premises, when it is the user department itself which is the contracting authority, consideration should be given to seeking guidance and/or assistance from common service organizations or contracting through a common service organization that has the resources to ensure compliance with the security policy and standards.