48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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5 sections with “National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual”

  • DFARS 225.872-7 Industrial security for qualifying countries.
    …cessary for the performance of contracts awarded to qualifying country sources are in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, 32 CFR part 117 (implemented for the Army by AR 380-49; for the Navy by SECNAV Instruction 5510…
  • FAR 4.402 General.
    (a) Executive Order 12829, January 6, 1993 (58 FR 3479, January 8, 1993), entitled “National Industrial Security Program” (NISP), establishes a program to safeguard Federal Government classified information that is released to contractors, …
  • FAR 52.204-2 Security Requirements.
    … The Contractor shall comply with (1) the Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (32 CFR part 117), and (2) any revisions to that manual, notice of which has been furnished to t…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … protected against unauthorized disclosure according to Executive Order 12958, Classified National Security Information, April 17, 1995, or classified in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Cognizant Federal agency means the Fed…
  • FAR 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification.
    …ance for access to confidential, secret, or top secret information in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual; or (3) Who has undergone a completed background investigation and been issued credentials purs…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.