48 CFR § 1252.239-87 - 1252.239-87 Protection of Information at Rest.

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title: "48 CFR § 1252.239-87 - 1252.239-87   Protection of Information at Rest."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "1252.239-87"
section_name: "1252.239-87   Protection of Information at Rest."
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "CLAUSES AND FORMS"
part_number: "1252"
part_name: "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND C


  ONTRACT CLAUSES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304."
regulatory_source: "87 FR 61159, Oct. 7, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1252.239-87 1252.239-87   Protection of Information at Rest.

As prescribed in 1239.7204(l), insert the clause as follows:

****Protection of Information at Rest and in Transit (NOV 2022)

The Contractor shall provide security mechanisms for handling data at rest and in transit in accordance with FIPS 140-2 ___ [*Contracting officer insert encryption standard, based on NIST FIPS 199 categorization*].

****(End of clause)