Attachment 7 - Contractor Vetting Information_Redacted.pdf

This document is a Standardized Operating Procedure (SOP) memorandum issued by the Department of the Air Force's 346th Air Expeditionary Wing at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Puerto Rico, dated April 1, 2026, establishing contractor vetting and commercial vehicle entry procedures.

The SOP outlines mandatory background check requirements for all government contractors conducting work within the 346 Air Expeditionary Wing Areas of Responsibility. Contractors must submit specified information including full name, date of birth, Social Security number, state driver's license photo or state ID card, and passport photos (for foreign nationals) to the 346 EABS/SF S5 no later than three duty days prior to scheduled work. Background checks are conducted through the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), with additional investigations by the Air Force Office of Special Investigation for foreign nationals. Applicants are granted access following favorable background checks and issued contractor badges; those with disqualifying information per the IAW Fitness Determination Matrix are denied access. The document also specifies commercial vehicle inspection procedures requiring contractors to stop at Security Forces checkpoints, submit to vehicle inspections with Military Working Dogs when available, and comply with prohibitions on firearms, ammunition, weapons, tasers, pepper spray, explosives, fireworks, illicit drugs, drug paraphernalia, and open alcohol containers. Contractors are issued either green badges (requiring escorts at all times) or white badges (allowing unescorted access). Non-compliance with any aspect of the vetting or vehicle inspection procedures results in immediate denial of access to the Area of Responsibility.