FAR 53.204-1 — Safeguarding classified information within industry (DD Form 254, DD Form 441)
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The following forms, which are prescribed by the Department of Defense, shall be used by DoD components and those nondefense agencies with which DoD has agreements to provide industrial security services for the National Industrial Security Program if contractor access to classified information is required, as specified in FAR Subpart 4.4 and the clause at FAR 52.204-2:
(a) DD Form 254 (Department of Defense (DOD)), Contract Security Classification Specification. (See FAR 4.403(c)(1).)
(b) DD Form 441 (DOD), Security Agreement. (See paragraph (b) of the clause at FAR 52.204-2.)
Citation history: [48 FR 42637, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 85 FR 40064, July 2, 2020]
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