Classified Contracts, DD Form 254 & Subcontracting Flashcards

On a DD Form 254, which item indicates whether the specification covers a prime contract, a subcontract, or a solicitation?

Answer: Item 2

Item 2 identifies whether the DD 254 applies to a prime contract, subcontract, or solicitation/other number.

Item 3 of the DD Form 254 lets the issuer mark the specification as which of the following?

Answer: Original, revised, or final

Item 3 shows whether the DD 254 is the original, a revision, or the final specification.

Item 1b of a DD Form 254 is marked 'None.' What does this most likely mean?

Answer: The contractor will not store classified material at its own facility

Item 1b states the level of safeguarding required at the contractor's facility; 'None' means no classified storage is needed there.

A cleared prime contractor wants to award a classified subcontract. What must it confirm about the prospective subcontractor before releasing classified information?

Answer: That the subcontractor has an FCL at the required level and adequate safeguarding if storage is needed

The prime must verify the subcontractor's FCL and safeguarding capability before giving it classified access.

Who is responsible for issuing the DD Form 254 to a subcontractor?

Answer: The prime contractor

The prime contractor issues the subcontract DD 254, passing down the GCA's security requirements.

Which Item on the DD Form 254 is used to show that the CSA has been relieved of inspection responsibility for part of the work (a carve-out)?

Answer: Item 15

Item 15 identifies elements of the contract outside the CSA's inspection responsibility.

What is the DoD enterprise system used to create and distribute electronic DD Forms 254?

Answer: NCCS

The NISP Contract Classification System (NCCS) is the DoD system for processing DD 254s electronically.