Attachment-9 General Security Requirements.pdf

ATTACHMENT 9

GENERAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Due to the classified nature of this contract, all Contractor personnel assigned to this contract shall hold a Top SECRET personal security clearance granted by the Defensive Investigative Service

Office. In addition, due to the location of the work to be accomplished under this contract, all

Contractor personnel assigned to this contract shall meet the requirements of Department of

Defense 5210.55.

(a) The Prime Contractor and all subcontractors must have a current Top Secret Facility

Clearance issued by the Defense Investigative Service as verified by the Contracting

Officer. Additionally, contractor personnel who will require access to contract documents and/or who will require access to the project site must be Yankee White approved and hold a Top-Secret clearance as verified by the Contracting Officer. A

Yankee White approval is based on a completed DD Form 398 and a Background

Investigation (BI) completed within the past (12) months for each individual employee.

(b) All clearances must be completed before individuals can be assigned to this contract and before attempting to gain site access.

(c) The Prime contractor must comply with requirements of Chapter 7 of DoD 5220.22-M

Industrial Security Manual for Safeguarding Classified Information, for all subcontracts. This includes, but is not limited to, the verification of subcontractor facility clearances and safeguarding capabilities.

(d) The Prime contractor must review his own work assignments and those of his subcontractors to ensure that sufficient numbers of DISCO cleared, and Yankee White approved personnel are available in the required trades to prosecute the work required by the contract within the time specified for completion.

(e) A visit request shall be provided to the Contracting Officer before any site access is attempted. The visit request shall contain the minimum information specified by

Paragraph 6-104 of DOD 5220.22-M, Industrial Security Manual for Safeguarding

Classified Information.

(f) The following information will be furnished to the Contracting Officer at least three working days prior requiring access on User Agency property for the processing of gate passes:

(1) VISIT DATE(S) (INDICATE THE APPROX. TIME OF DAY WORK WILL

START/END)

(2) FULL NAME OF EACH CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE

(3) DESCRIPTION, LICENSE NUMBER AND STATE OF REGISTRATION

FOR ALL VEHICLES

(4) GIVE PROJECT TITLE ASSOCIATED WITH VISIT

(5) REASON FOR VISIT

Failure to provide (3) working day notice may result in denial of access. Request may be done telephonically; however, the Contractor is reminded that classified information shall not be divulged during telephone conversations. Access will generally not be permitted on weekends.

(g) The contractor and his employees shall adhere to all applicable security regulations in effect at the job site. Since the security requirements of the contract are unique, the

Contracting Officer is the only point of contact concerning the status of security clearances or request for processing new or updated clearances.

(h) If circumstances make the performance or any contract requirement impractical or impossible due to the security requirements of (a) above, and the Contracting Officer concurs in the assessment of those circumstances, the Contracting Officer will consider contractor request for the use of non-cleared personnel on a case-by-case basis. When the use of an un-cleared (no Secret clearance and no Yankee White approval) consultant or contract is approved, the following minimum requirements will be met before on-site visits:

(1) Completion of the Form SSF 1888 by each individual consultant or subcontract employee who will require access to the project site. Forms will be provided by the Government on request from the Prime Contractor.

(2) Successful adjudication of SSF 1888 suitability investigation. The investigation process requires six to eight weeks to complete for each individual submitted.

(3) Access denials based on SSF 1888 suitability investigations are not appealable in accordance with the Internal Security Act of 1950. Therefore, selection of an alternative would be required.

(i) In order to fulfill its obligations under this contract, the Contractor shall establish procedures for a continuing evaluation of the suitability of cleared personnel for assignment to this contract. The Contractor shall observe and report to the Contracting

Officer any indications of changes in the following characteristics or behavior, which might be relevant to an individual’s continued suitability for assignment to this contract:

(1) Attitude on the job or job performance.

(2) Special personal problems or family pressures.

(3) Undue pressure or emotional strain.

(4) Signs of overindulgence in alcohol, use of drugs, or abuse of prescription medications.

(5) Change in physical abilities to perform assigned duties.

(6) Indications of bizarre or deviate behavior.

(7) Frequent minor involvement with law enforcement agencies or other signs of irresponsible conduct.

(8) Changes in financial status such as sudden or unexplainable affluence or heavy indebtedness.

(9) Changes in marital status such as marriage to a foreign national.

The contractor shall ensure that each individual selected for assignment to this contract is instructed that the ultimate responsibility for remaining suitable for continued assignment to, detail to, or employment in such duties as required for this contract rest with the individual. Accordingly, each individual should be encouraged to seek appropriate guidance and assistance on any personal problem or situation that may have a possible bearing on his or her suitability for continued utilization.

Security clearances and access to secured sites and/or secured areas within a site are limited to U.

S. Citizens.

Yankee White background investigation for Presidential Support Duty (PSD) The Subject must possess a final TS security clearance with SCI eligibility, based on a T5 or T5R investigation, completed within the last 36 months.

Subject(s) will undergo suitability screening for PSD pursuant to DODD 5210.55, DODI

5210.87, and DD 254.

Subject(s) is bound by policies & procedures for PSD (briefed during in processing).

Should subject(s) violate any of these requirements, he/she faces removal from the Agency.

Any derogatory information found on the subject(s) that cannot be mitigated will result in the subject being disqualified from working further on all Government contracts requiring PSD. The

Contractor shall provide a replacement with the same qualification or higher than the previous subject within 30 days. This has no effect on the contract; contract requirements shall still be met by the responsible contractor.

Daily operations of the DISA personnel and mission are not to be discussed outside of the

Agency, disclosed to unauthorized personnel, and strictly prohibited for public release.

Coordinate with the site POC on the security and facility access requirements prior to any start of work, to include any relevant Government Furnished Information (GFI).

Do not advertise or discuss this project to other customers and employees in any manner

(through verbal, text, or graphical presentations or representations).

PSD Screening. Potential subject(s) will be screened for PSD in order to maximize available resources at any given time during the period of performance; determination, acceptability, and level of need will be determined by the CO and/or COR and discussed on a case-by-case basis.

Presidential Security Questionnaire. Interested contractors seeking to propose on a DoD and/or

DISA PSD specific requirement(s) shall notify the CO/COR with their business name and address, and additionally must provide the name of the contractor's Facility Security Officer

(FSO) in order to receive a PRESIDENTIAL SUPPORT DUTY (PSD) PRESCREENING

QUESTIONNAIRE (herein forth referred to as PSD Prescreening Questionnaire).

The PSD Prescreening Questionnaire is considered/marked UNCLASSIFIED//For Official Use

Only (FOUO). In order to receive the PSD Prescreening Questionnaire, the FSO must recognize responsibility for maintaining control of the questionnaire as an Unclassified/FOUO document.

Therefore, by requesting the PSD Prescreening Questionnaire, the FSO agrees to only share it with other employees in his or her company so long as these employees also have a need to review the PSD Prescreening Questionnaire. Such cases are to carry out their duties in support of either developing proposals/bids/quotes or otherwise fulling contract requirements if awarded a contract/task order. Other such purposes may include pricing, recruiting, and other tasks associated with either crafting a responsible offer or fulling contract requirements. However, PSD Prescreening Questionnaire shall not be posted on a public website or any other public facing location. If there is information in the PSD Prescreening Questionnaire that the FSO may wish to include in another document (such as an advertisement to recruit qualified IT specialists), the FSO may contact the DISA Special Security Branch through the CO/COR in order to ensure the information is cleared for release outside the company or DoD channels.

Instructions:

Page 1 of the PSD Prescreening Questionnaire must be submitted as part of respective offer in order to be considered as responsible. Furthermore, the PSD Prescreening Questionnaire must be signed by the FSO as no other signature will suffice as a substitute. PSD Prescreening

Questionnaire page 1 is not intended to be seen by the potential PSD applicant(s), use page 2 for applicant use.

Page 2 of the PSD Prescreening Questionnaire is designed to facilitate FSOs in the prescreening of potential PSD applicants. Page 2 will be submitted as part of the respective offer, along with page 1.

The proper filling, submittal, and/or the content of the PSD Prescreening Questionnaire does not guarantee PSD approval and/or vetting.

Assigned personnel shall obtain the stated clearance prior to working at the identified secured sites. Contractors are required to maintain the required clearance, and (TS/SCI) cleared personnel shall be enrolled in the continuous evaluation program until a reinvestigation warrants. Current

Cognate Authority requires a periodic 6-year re-investigation but is subject to change. Inspection and review of clearances shall periodically occur, based on site location. Contractor may be subject to Government administered periodic testing for retention of TS/SCI clearances. Testing shall include, but not be limited to, Polygraph (lie detector) or Urinalysis. The Contractor shall provide security clearance documents to CO/COR within 30 calendar days after award of contract.

Neither the Contractor nor any of its employees shall disclose or cause to be disseminated any information concerning the operations of the activity which could result in or increase the likelihood of a breach in the command's security or an interruption of its operations.

Failure to safeguard any classified information that may be received by the Contractor or any person under their control in connection with work under this contract, may subject the

Contractor, its agents or employees to criminal liability under 18 United States Code, Sections

793 and 798.

Disclosure of information relating to the services provided under this contract to any person not entitled to receive it is prohibited. All inquiries, comments or complaints arising from any matter observed, experienced, or learned because of or in connection with the performance of this contract, the resolution of which may require the dissemination of official information shall be directed to the Command Security Manager via the CO.

Deviations from or violations of any security requirement provisions that are specified or referenced in this section may, in addition, to all other criminal and civil remedies provided by law, subject the Contractor to termination for default. Individuals involved in a security violation will be denied base access and have base privileges revoked.

The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government property provided for use or care. The Government shall provide the Contractor with interior and exterior door keys to those buildings that shall be used by the Contractor. The Contractor shall be responsible for securing

Contractor utilized buildings and areas during and after normal working hours. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured as appropriate. The Contractor shall be responsible to recall necessary personnel to secure facilities under Contractor's control if left unsecured after regular working hours.