5352.242-9001

As prescribed in DAFFARS
5342.490-2, insert a clause substantially the same as the
following clause in solicitations and contracts:
        
            COMMON ACCESS CARDS (CAC) FOR
CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (JUL 2023)
        
        (a) For installation(s)/location(s) cited in the
contract, contractors shall ensure Common Access Cards (CACs) are
obtained by all contract or subcontract personnel who meet one or
both of the following criteria:
        (1) Require logical access to Department of
Defense computer networks and systems in either:
        (i) the unclassified environment; or
        (ii) the classified environment where authorized
by governing security directives.
        (2) Perform work, which requires the use of a CAC
for installation entry control or physical access to facilities and
buildings.
        (b) Contractors and their personnel shall use the
following procedures to obtain CACs:
        (1) Contractors shall provide a listing of
personnel who require a CAC to the contracting officer. The
government will provide the contractor instruction on how to
complete the Contractor Verification System (CVS) application and
then notify the contractor when approved.
        (2) Contractor personnel shall obtain a CAC from
the nearest Real Time Automated Personnel Identification
Documentation System (RAPIDS) Issuing Facility (typically the local
Military Personnel Flight (MPF)).
        (c) While visiting or performing work on
installation(s)/location(s), contractor personnel shall wear or
prominently display the CAC as required by the governing local
policy.
        (d) During the performance period of the contract,
the contractor shall:
        (1) Within 7 working days of any changes to the
listing of the contract personnel authorized a CAC, provide an
updated listing to the contracting officer who will provide the
updated listing to the authorizing government official;
        (2) Return CACs in accordance with local
policy/directives within 7 working days of a change in status for
contractor personnel who no longer require logical or physical
access;
        (3) Return CACs in accordance with local
policy/directives within 7 working days following a CACs expiration
date; and
        (4) Report lost or stolen CACs in accordance with
local policy/directives.
        (e) Within 7 working days following
completion/termination of the contract, the contractor shall return
all CACs issued to their personnel to the issuing office or the
location specified by local policy/directives.
        (f) Failure to comply with these requirements may
result in withholding of final payment.
        (End of clause)