Effective October 1, 2020, LADWP is required to comply with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Standard-013. Pursuant to the CIP-013 Standard and LADWP’s CIP-013 Supply Chain Cyber Security Risk Management Plan, LADWP has implemented changes to its procurement process and prequalify vendors that participate in bidding opportunities for the procurement of cyber assets, equipment, software, or services supporting the Bulk Electric System. Additional information on the new regulation including how to get prequalified by LADWP is provided at: