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This document is a log of questions and answers related to the solicitation for Nebraska National Guard Document Destruction Services. The solicitation number is W91243-24-Q-S004 and is being issued by the Department of the Army Nebraska Army National Guard. One question and response discuss approved methods for document destruction according to NIST policy guidance, including shredding, pulping, and incineration. Another response provides additional guidance that a step-by-step description of a company's complete document destruction process would be helpful for technical evaluations of prospective vendors. No other salient details are included in the log.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

NEBRASKA NATIONAL GUARD

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Q&A LOG

NEBRASKA NATIONAL GUARD

Contracting Office Joint Forces Headquarters Suite 2200

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TextField1: NE Document Destruction Services
TextField1: Jarod Epp
TextField1: Are there specific reasons the Nebraska Army National Guard requires the shred size to meet the exact NIST SP 800-88 standard of 1mm x 5mm?
TextField1: The NEARNG is requiring the NIST Standard of 1mm x 5mm, specifically due to the fact that Army Regulation regarding

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) "is to be destroyed in the same manner and to the same standard as all classified information". This is important as document destruction for the NEARNG is mainly used for PHI, PII and CUI documents; thus triggering the regulatory need to meet the standard of 1mm x 5mm.

TextField1: Based on industry expertise, no shred services, including ours, can currently achieve the exact 1mm x 5mm shred specification. Would the Nebraska Army National Guard consider modifying this specification to align with current industry capabilities?
TextField1: Per regulatory requirements, as referenced in Q1, the standard to meet is 1mm x 5mm. That being said exceptions to policy

can be pursued. This decision will be made at a higher level than mine.

TextField1: We follow the National Association of Information Destruction (NAID) guidelines. The methods permanently destroy materials to an unreadable, indecipherable, and irrecoverable state. Our specific shred dimensions are:

• Onsite (MSU) - Typical average cut 1 ¾ “ x 5/8”

• Offsite - Typical average cut 1 ½ “ x 5/8 “ Would these shred dimensions meet the intended security objectives of the Nebraska Army National Guard?

TextField1: See response to Q2. Additionally, what may mitigate this further, is an explanation of what the company does with the mulch after shredding is complete. I.e. if a company mixes with other companies shreddings, or incinerates all tail ends, or anything else that furthers the unreadability of the shredding left overs.

TextField1: Post shredding, our process involves commingling materials for heightened security and then sending them directly to an authorized pulping facility. Would this additional step provide an acceptable level of security assurance, compensating for any perceived shred size difference?
TextField1: Yes, per NIST policy guidance Shredding, Pulping and Incineration are approved methods of destruction. Being that docs

are first shredded then pulped I also agree that this now meets the further standards as set by NIST. A step by step process of how an individual company achieve complete document destruction would best help in technical evaluations of prospective vendors.

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