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Practical templates, frameworks, and guides — built for tribal governments, free to use and adapt.

New Template · PDF Procurement AI Governance Data Sovereignty

RFP Addendum: Data & AI Protection Requirements

When a tribal nation issues an RFP for software, platforms, or AI-enabled services, most standard templates don't ask the right questions about data ownership, AI transparency, or sovereign authority. This addendum fills that gap.

Attach it to any technology RFP and require vendors to respond in writing. Weak or vague answers are themselves a signal. The questions cover five protection domains and include red-flag answer guides so your procurement team knows what to watch for.

What's inside
  • Section 1 — Data Ownership & Control (4 questions)
  • Section 2 — AI & Automated Decision-Making (5 questions)
  • Section 3 — Data Sharing & Third Parties (3 questions)
  • Section 4 — Security & Breach Response (3 questions)
  • Section 5 — Sovereignty & Jurisdiction (3 questions)
  • Red-flag answer guide for each question
  • Instructions for incorporating responses into the final contract
New Template · PDF Procurement AI Governance Data Sovereignty

RFP Technical Support, Engineering Access, AI & Data Requirements

Vendor requirements for technical support access, service level remedies, artificial intelligence transparency, and data governance for sovereign tribal procurement.

Attach it to any technology RFP and require vendors to respond in writing. Weak or vague answers are themselves a signal.

What's inside
  • Section 1 — Technical Support & Engineering Access
  • Section 2 — Artificial Intelligence & Advanced Analytics Requirements
  • Section 3 — Data Ownership, Access & Governance
Briefing · PDF AI Governance Leadership

AI Readiness Executive Briefing

A two-page briefing designed for Tribal Council and leadership — no technical background required. Covers the five readiness domains, a priority action matrix, and guiding principles for sovereign AI adoption.

Use it to start the conversation with leadership before any AI procurement decision is made.

What's inside
  • Five AI readiness domains with score placeholders
  • Priority action matrix — Critical, High, and Medium items
  • Six sovereign guiding principles
  • Key finding: policy before procurement
Coming Soon Vendor Evaluation AI Governance

Tribal AI Vendor Scorecard

A structured scoring template for evaluating AI vendor proposals side-by-side across sovereignty, security, transparency, and support dimensions.

Coming Soon Policy Data Governance

Tribal Data Sovereignty Policy Template

A model Tribal Data Sovereignty ordinance — editable, annotated, and grounded in CARE Principles and OCAP® — for nations building or updating their data governance framework.