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		    <title class="- topic/title " xtrc="GSAR">
         <ph class="- topic/ph " props="autonumber">504.475</ph> Return of classified information.</title>
		    <conbody class="- topic/body  concept/conbody ">
			      <ol id="d85e13" class="- topic/ol ">
				        <li class="- topic/li " audience="GSAR">
               <p id="d84e18" class="- topic/p "> 
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(a)</ph>  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 <xref href="https://fas.org/sgp/index.html"
                        format="html"
                        scope="external"
                        class="- topic/xref ">https://fas.org/sgp/index.html</xref>. </p>
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				        <li audience="GSAR" class="- topic/li ">
					          <p id="d84e31" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(b)</ph>  Contracting
officers must ensure that classified information provided by the
government is returned immediately after any of the following events:</p>
					          <ol id="d85e36" class="- topic/ol ">
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d84e41" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(1)</ph>  Bid
opening or closing date for receipt of proposals by non-responding
offerors.</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d84e50" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(2)</ph>  Contract
award by unsuccessful offerors.</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d84e59" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(3)</ph>  Termination
or completion of the contract.</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d84e68" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(4)</ph>  Notification
that authorization to release classified information has been withdrawn.</p>
						            </li>
						            <li class="- topic/li ">
							              <p id="d84e77" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(5)</ph>  Notification
that a facility:</p>
							              <ol id="d85e82" class="- topic/ol ">
								                <li class="- topic/li ">
									                  <p id="d84e87" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(i)</ph>  Does not have adequate
means to safeguard classified information; or</p>
								                </li>
								                <li class="- topic/li ">
									                  <p id="d84e96" class="- topic/p ">
                              <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(ii)</ph>  Has
had its security clearance revoked or inactivated.</p>
								                </li>
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						            </li>
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							              <p id="d84e108" class="- topic/p ">
                        <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(6)</ph>  Whenever
otherwise instructed by the authority responsible for the security
classification.</p>
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					          <p id="d84e119" class="- topic/p ">
                  <ph props="autonumber" class="- topic/ph ">(c)</ph>  The
Government agency that provided classified information to a GSA
contractor is responsible for the return of the information.</p>
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