FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 239: Acquisition of Information Technology › Subpart 239.71
DFARS 239.7102-2 Compromising emanations—TEMPEST or other standard.
The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.
In plain English
This section addresses acquisitions that need protection against compromising emanations, such as TEMPEST requirements. It assigns the requiring activity, not the contracting officer, the job of supplying the contracting officer with the necessary protection standards, markings, inspection and acceptance requirements, and accreditation date. For contractors, it means these TEMPEST-related details should come from the requiring activity and will shape what the contract requires.
Applies to: Acquisitions requiring information assurance against compromising emanations
Key terms: compromising emanations · TEMPEST · requiring activity · contracting officer · accreditation
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
For acquisitions requiring information assurance against compromising emanations, the requiring activity is responsible for providing to the contracting officer—
(a) The required protections, i.e., an established National TEMPEST standard (e.g., NSTISSAM TEMPEST 1-92) or a standard used by other authority;
(b) The required identification markings to include markings for TEMPEST or other standard, certified equipment (especially if to be reused);
(c) Inspection and acceptance requirements addressing the validation of compliance with TEMPEST or other standards; and
(d) A date through which the accreditation is considered current for purposes of the proposed contract.
← 239.7102-1 General. · 239.7102-3 Information assurance contractor training and certification. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 239
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Disclosure of Information Regarding Foreign Obligations (DFARS Case 2018-D064) ↗ · proposed 2024-11-15 · comments due 2025-01-14
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.