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does not compromise national security. Indeed, information necessary for contract performance must be classified in order for the national security exception to apply.


2. What security requirements would be violated if disclo- sure of the government’s needs would compromise national security? (Te security classification guide conforms to classifica- tion requirements and standards contained in AR 380-5 and DOD regulations.)


Te FAR’s national security exception applies when disclosure of the government’s needs would violate security requirements.


Numerous regulations and manuals address security require- ments. For example, DOD Instruction (DODI) 5200.01 requires national security information to be classified, safeguarded and declassified in accordance with DOD Manual 5200.01. Accord- ing to DOD Manual 5200.01, information shall be classified only when necessary in the interests of national security. Tose accessing classified information must have the appropriate secu- rity clearance and a valid need to know in performance of a lawful and authorized governmental function. DODI 5200.01 requires that classified information released to industry must be safeguarded in accordance with DODI 5220.00. Te FAR 4.403(a) requires contracting officers to review all proposed solic- itations to determine whether access to classified information may be required by offerors.


What is the primary document (authority) that identifies the conditions for releasing classified information without violating security requirements?


A security classification guide is the primary document that iden- tifies the specific government-owned information that must be protected from unauthorized disclosure to protect the national security. Each system, plan, program, project or mission involv- ing classified information, according to Army Regulation (AR) 380-5, needs a security classification guide. Te guide conforms to standards contained in AR 380-5 and DOD regulations issued under DODM 5200.01, Volume 1.


Te security classification guide identifies specific items or elements of information to be protected and the classification level to be assigned each item or element.


3. What information is classified for purposes of soliciting bids or proposals? (Some portions of the requirement may be clas- sified and some not based on the security classification guide.)


KEEP IT CLASSIFIED


Unnecessary and increased risk of harm to our fellow Americans can result from careless cyber hygiene, "loose talk" among colleagues, or the willful release of non-public information.


Of primary concern to acquisition officials is the authorized disclosure of classified information to commercial sources to satisfy the government’s requirements when classified information is fundamental to contract performance. How does an acquisition official identify information that is classified? What documenta- tion is available to confirm that the government’s procurement needs are classified and at what level? Who is responsible for clas- sifying the government’s procurement needs?


To establish safeguards to protect against unauthorized disclosure of that information, the government must classify the information that it seeks to protect. Te authority to classify information may be exercised only by specifically authorized individuals, usually by an “original classification authority.” Te security classification guide communicates the decision by that authority to designate certain information as classified, at a particular level and for a particular duration of time.


Tat document establishes classification guidance issued by an original classification authority that identifies the elements of information regarding a specific subject that must be classified, the associated classification level, e.g., confidential, secret, top secret, and the duration of classification for each element.


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