Common use of Common Access Card Clause in Contracts

Common Access Card. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, dated 27 August 2004, promulgated a Federal standard for secure and reliable forms of identification for Federal employees and Contractors. That identification is the Common Access Card (CAC). CACs may not be issued to Contractors unless a data record authorizing CAC issuance is resident in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). The CVS was developed as a secure and authorized means of entering Contractor data into DEERS in addition to automating the CAC application and approval process. In order to enter Contractor data into CVS, the Contractor’s data must be resident in an authorized source database. The Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) is that authoritative source. Contractors without JPAS accounts may request accounts by following the instructions provided in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) topic “How do I get a JPAS account (Industry Users)?” found on the JPAS website, ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/diss/jpas/jpas.html. Personnel eligible for a CAC who are not in JPAS (i.e., certain Contractors, Foreign Nationals, and DoD affiliates) will be required to register at a site where an equivalent background vetting will be accomplished in accordance with FIPS 201.

Common Access Card. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12, dated 27 August 2004, promulgated a Federal standard for secure and reliable forms of identification for Federal employees and Contractors. That identification is the Common Access Card (CAC). CACs may not be issued to Contractors unless a data record authorizing CAC issuance is resident in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS). The CVS was developed as a secure and authorized means of entering Contractor data into DEERS in addition to automating the CAC application and approval process. In order to enter Contractor data into CVS, the Contractor’s data must be resident in an authorized source database. The Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) is that authoritative source. Contractors without JPAS accounts may request accounts by following the instructions provided in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) topic “How do I get a JPAS account (Industry Users)?” found on the JPAS website, ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/diss/jpas/jpas.html. Personnel eligible for a CAC who are not in JPAS (i.e., certain Contractors, Foreign Nationals, and DoD affiliates) will be required to register at a site where an equivalent background vetting will be accomplished in accordance with FIPS 201.