Subpart 504.13 - Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

504.1301 Policy.

Contracting officers must follow the procedures contained in CIO P2181.1 - GSA HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification and Credentialing Handbook, which may be obtained from the CIO Office of Enterprise Solutions, to ensure compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12) “Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors,” Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-05-24, and Department of Commerce FIPS PUB 201.

504.1303 Contract clause.

Insert the clause at 552.204-9, Personal Identity Verification Requirements, in solicitations and contracts when it is determined that contractor employees will require access to federally controlled facilities or information systems to perform contract requirements.

504.1370 Credentials and Access Management.

      (a)  Procedures.

           (1) The CIO P 2181.1 - GSA HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification and Credentialing Handbook details the credentials and access management procedures for contracts or orders including FAR clause at 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel and GSAR clause at 552.204-9, Personal Identity Verification Requirements.

           (2) The CIO P 2181.1 - GSA HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification and Credentialing Handbook includes guidance for–

                (i)  Managing credentials;

                (ii)  Ensuring credentials are returned to the GSA Office of Mission Assurance when a contractor employee leaves the contract or when a contract ends; and

                (iii)  Ensuring access to information technology is disabled when a contractor employee leaves the contract or when a contract ends.

           (3) The CIO P 2181.1 - GSA HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification and Credentialing Handbook, as well as additional resources for implementing the credentials and access management requirements, can be found on the Acquisition Portal at: https://insite.gsa.gov/hspd12inprocurement.

      (b)  Delegating Responsibilities. Contracting officers must ensure any contracting officer's representative delegation letter includes language for credentials and access management responsibilities. Standard delegation language can be found on the Acquisition Portal at: https://insite.gsa.gov/hspd12inprocurement.