Contract_Clause_for_Protection_of_NNPI.doc

N42158-19-Q-0012

PROTECTION OF NNP INFORMATION

CONTRACT CLAUSE FOR PROTECTION OF NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION

INFORMATION

During the performance of this contract Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information (NNPI) may be developed or utilized. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information is defined as that information and/or hardware concerning the design, arrangement, development, manufacturing, testing, operation, administration, training, maintenance, and repair of the propulsion plants of naval nuclear powered ships including the associated shipboard and shorebased nuclear support facilities. Appropriate safeguards must be in place by the contractor for the safeguarding from actual, potential or inadvertent release by the contractor, or any subcontractor, of any subcontractor, of any naval nuclear propulsion information in any form, classified or unclassified. Such safeguards shall ensure that only Governmental and contractor parties, including subcontractors, that have an established need-to-know, have access in order to perform work under this contract, will have such access, and then only under conditions which assure that the information is properly protected. Access by foreign or immigrant aliens is not permitted. A foreign national or immigrant alien is defined as a person not a United States citizen or a United States national. United States citizens representing foreign Government foreign private interests or other foreign national are considered to be foreign nationals for industrial security purposes and the purpose of this restriction. In addition, any and all issue or release of such information beyond such necessary parties, whether or not ordered through an administrative or judicial tribunal shall be brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer.

The Contracting Officer shall be immediately notified of any litigation, subpoenas, or requests which either seek or any result in the release of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information. In the event that a court of administrative order makes immediate review by the contracting officer impractical, the contractor agrees to take necessary steps to notify the court of administrative body of the Navy's interest in controlling the release of such information through review and concurrence in any release.

The Contracting agency reserves the right to audit Contractor facilities for compliance with the above restrictions.

Exceptions to these requirements may only be obtained with prior approval from the Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command (09B2).

SECURITY AGREEMENT FOR PROTECTION OF NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION INFORMATION

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that he has been provided SECURITY AGREEMENT FOR PROTECTION OF NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION INFORMATION

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that he has been provided specifications or documents (list specific items) which are marked as containing sensitive information, which is controlled pursuant to federal law. These specifications and documents and the information contained therein shall be used only for the purpose of preparing a bid in response to solicitation, and shall in no case be transmitted outside the company or to any foreign national within the company. While in use, the specifications shall be maintained under surveillance and shall be kept secure so as to preclude access by any person who does not have a legitimate need to view them. The specifications and documents shall NOT be copied, and unless otherwise permitted by the contracting authority, shall be returned in their entirety to the Government following preparation of the response to the bid solicitation. The undersigned hereby agrees to comply with the above stipulations.

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