504.475 Return of classified information.
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(a) Contracting officers must recover classified information, unless it has been destroyed as provided in Section 7 of Chapter 5 of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Information on NISPOM can be found at http://www.fas.org/sgp/library/nispom.htm.
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(b) Contracting officers must ensure that classified information provided by the government is returned immediately after any of the following events:
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(1) Bid opening or closing date for receipt of proposals by non-responding offerors.
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(2) Contract award by unsuccessful offerors.
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(3) Termination or completion of the contract.
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(4) Notification that authorization to release classified information has been withdrawn.
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(5) Notification that a facility:
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(i) Does not have adequate means to safeguard classified information; or
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(ii) Has had its security clearance revoked or inactivated.
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(6) Whenever otherwise instructed by the authority responsible for the security classification.
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(c) The Government agency that provided classified information to a GSA contractor is responsible for the return of the information.