48 CFR § 53.204-1 - 53.204-1 Safeguarding classified information within industry (DD Form 254, DD Form 441).
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title: "48 CFR § 53.204-1 - 53.204-1 Safeguarding classified information within industry (DD Form 254, DD Form 441)."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "53.204-1"
section_name: "53.204-1 Safeguarding classified information within industry (DD Form 254, DD Form 441)."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "CLAUSES AND FORMS"
part_number: "53"
part_name: "FORMS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 42637, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "53"
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# 53.204-1 53.204-1 Safeguarding classified information within industry (DD Form 254, DD Form 441).
The following forms, which are prescribed by the Department of Defense, shall be used by DoD components and those nondefense agencies with which DoD has agreements to provide industrial security services for the National Industrial Security Program if contractor access to classified information is required, as specified in subpart 4.4 and the clause at 52.204-2:
(a) *DD Form 254 (Department of Defense (DOD)), Contract Security Classification Specification.* (See 4.403(c)(1).)
(b) *DD Form 441 (DOD), Security Agreement.* (See paragraph (b) of the clause at 52.204-2.)
[48 FR 42637, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 85 FR 40064, July 2, 2020]