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RFP SBO22001

NSPA
SECURITY REQUIREMENTS CHECK LIST (SRCL)
PATRIOT AIR DEFENSE MISSILE SYSTEM
PATRIOT MISSILE & MISSILE TRANSMITTER MAINTENANCE.

SUBJECT SECURITY NOTES


CLASSIFICATION
_______________________________________________________________________________________
- Contract/RFP nbr. U
- Subcontracts U
- Existence of contract U
- Procurement/production schedule U
- Technical reports S 1.
- Progress/production reports U
- Packing/shipping instructions U
- Access to operational sites S

EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE  AND CAPABILITIES
- System engagement envelope S
- System accuracy S
- Missile performance capabilities S 2.
- Reliability, Availability, C 5.
Maintainability (RAM) data
MSL Reliability C

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
- System specifications/characteristics S 1.
- Test data and plans S 1.
- Design information S 6.
- Drawings/sketches S
- Operations instructions C
- Maintenance instructions U
- Part lists U

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE
- Quantities U
- Radar Set S 6.
- Legacy MSL hardware incl. assemblies/subassemblies C
- PAC-3 Missile hardware S
- Test equipment hardware S 3.
- Test equipment software S 4.
- Tactical Software S
- Diagnostic/Maintenance Programs/Builds U

CRITICAL ELEMENTS
- Guidance system C
- Radar Set operating frequencies C
- PATRIOT legacy MSL frequencies (non PAC-3) C
- PAC-3 MSL frequencies S
- ECCM/ECM S
- Signature characteristics C 7.
- Technical limitations S
- Vulnerability S
- Theater deployment C 7.
- Tactical locations S 7.

U = UNCLASSIFIED
C = CONFIDENTIAL
S = SECRET
FOR REMARKS, see page 2

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RFP SBO22001

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS CHECK LIST (SRCL)

1. Remarks.

1.1. Hardware/Software will be classified i.a.w. the latest issue of the PATRIOT Air
Defense Missile System Security Classification Guide, issued by the US Army.

1.2. An item will bear the highest classification of any internal part.

1.3. Transportation and protection of classified items during transmit, will be i.a.w. the
latest NATO procedures/documents.

1.4. The classification levels assigned in the SRCL are the highest anticipated. The
security classification in any specific case must be assigned after consideration is given to all applicable
elements of classification. The classification level herein does not preclude or prohibit the assignment
of a higher classification when necessary to prevent disclosure of significant information.

1.5. Reports, publications, drawings schematics, photographs, models, mockups,


training aids, test data etc., must be assigned a security classification commensurate with that of
the performance characteristics of other classified elements of the missile system.

1.6. The Contractor shall:

a. maintain an inventory of all classified material.

b. provide to the NSPA Security Officer a list of company Personnel who require
access to classified information on a need-to-know basis in the performance of their duties and/or are
likely to render technical assistance to the customer countries. This list which has to be kept up to date
must reflect the following information: name, job title, level of security clearance, date security
clearance granted and whom, date and place of birth, passport number or, if available, national
identification card number.

2. Notes

1. Classification will be SECRET, CONFIDENTIAL or UNCLASSIFIED commensurate


with the classification level of the information/data revealed therein as determined by the application of
the PATRIOT Air Defense Missile System Security Classification Guide.

2. SECRET if information suggests or reveals a vulnerability, otherwise CONFIDENTIAL.

3. Hardware and test equipment hardware (including subassemblies, components, or


piece parts) is UNCLASSIFIED unless classified parameters are obtainable.

4. Test equipment software is UNCLASSIFIED unless classified parameters are


obtainable. Classification will be SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL based on classification level of the
parameters revealed therein as determined by application of the PATRIOT Air Defense Missile System
Security Classification Guide

5. RAM data is UNCLASSSIFIED provided the information and associated assumptions


cannot be aggregated to Operational Availability.

6. Classified to the level of software installed when operating. CONFIDENTIAL upon


power down.

7. Information not normally available at the contractor’s plant. If deemed required, it must
be requested through NSPA.

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NSPA SECURITY ASPECTS LETTER

In the performance of this contract, the prime contractor and any sub-contractor(s) are
required to comply with NATO Security Regulations as implemented by the National Security
Authority of the country in which the work is performed.

1. All classified information and material shall be safeguarded in accordance with


the requirements established by the National Security Authority of the country in which the
work is performed.

In particular, the contractor shall :

1.1. appoint an officer to be responsible for supervising and directing security


measures in relation to the Request For Proposals, contract or sub-contract;

1.2. submit in due time to his National Security Authority the personal
particulars of the persons he wishes to employ on the project with a view to obtaining security
clearances at the required level;

1.3. maintain, preferably through the officer responsible for security measures,
a continuing relationship with the National Security Authority in order to ensure that all NATO
classified information involved in the bid, contract or sub-contract is properly safeguarded;

1.4. abstain from copying by any means, without first obtaining NSPA's
permission, any classified material (including documents) entrusted to him by NSPA;

1.5. supply his National Security Authority, when so requested by the latter,
with any information on the persons who will be required to have access to NATO classified
information concerning the contract;

1.6. maintain a record of his employees taking part in the project and who
have been cleared for access to NATO classified information. This record must show the
period of validity and the level of the clearances;

1.7. deny access to NATO classified information to any persons other than
those authorized to have access by his National Security Authority;

1.8. limit the dissemination of NATO classified information to the smallest


number of persons as is consistent with the proper execution of the contract or sub-contract;

1.9. comply with any request from NSPA or his National Security Authority that
persons to be entrusted with NATO classified information sign a statement undertaking to
safeguard that information and signifying their understanding of their obligations under national
legislation on the safeguarding of classified information, and that they recognize that they may
have comparable obligations under the laws of the other NATO countries in which they may
have access to classified information;

1.10 report to the NSPA Security Officer and to his National Security Authority
any breaches or suspected breaches of security, suspected sabotage or subversive activity,
any breach giving rise to doubts as to the trust-worthiness of an employee, any changes in the
ownership, or in the supervisory or managerial staff of the facility or any changes that affect the
security arrangements and security status of the facility, and any other information which may
be required by his National Security Authority, such as reports on holdings of NATO classified
information or material;

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NSPA SECURITY ASPECTS LETTER (continued)

1.11. obtain the approval of NSPA before beginning negotiations with a view to
sub-contracting any part of the work which would involve the sub-contractor having possible
access to NATO classified information, and to place the sub-contractor under appropriate
security obligations which in no case may be less stringent than those provided for in his own
contract;

1.12. undertake not to utilize, other than for the specific purpose of the bid,
contract, or sub-contract, without the written permission of NSPA or the prime contractor, any
NATO classified information supplied to him, and to return to NSPA all classified information
referred to above, as well as that developed in connection with the contract or sub-contract
unless such information has been destroyed, or its retention has been duly authorized by the
contracting or the sub-contracting officer. Such NATO classified information shall be returned
at such time as the contracting officer may direct;

1.13. comply with any procedure established with respect to the dissemination
of NATO classified information in connection with the contract or sub-contract.

2. Any person taking part in the performance of work the classified parts of which
are to be safeguarded, must possess the appropriate NATO security clearance issued by his
National Security Authority. The level of this clearance must be at least equal to the security
category of the material, the related information or specifications.

3. Unless specifically authorized to do so by NSPA, the contractor may not pass on


any NATO classified information to any third party to whom a request to supply goods or
services has been submitted.

4. No change in level of classification or declassification of documentation or


material may be carried out unless written authority in this respect is obtained from NSPA.

5. Failure to implement these provisions and the security regulations established by


the National Security Authority of the country where the contractual work is being performed
may result in termination of this contract without reimbursement to the contractor or claim
against NATO, NSPA or the national government of the said country.

6. The attached NSPA Security Requirements Check List (SRCL) indicates the level
of classification of the data and material (equipment, information, technical manuals, and
specifications) which may be handled in the performance of work under this contract and which
must be safeguarded in accordance with the provisions of this letter.

7. The carriage/return of NATO classified material from private firms to NSPA is to


be performed on the firms' initiative through their National Security Authorities.

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