SUB-CONTRACTS

Prime contractors must ensure the security of all CLASSIFIED / PROTECTED information and assets placed with subcontractors. Contractors shall subcontract work to only those companies holding a valid current Designated Organization Screening or Facility Security Clearance of the type and at the level appropriate to the work to be performed under the contract.

Canadian and International Industrial Security Directorate (CIISD) approval of the subcontractor's security status must be obtained before award of the subcontract.

Contractors, ensuring the security of information and assets placed with subcontractors, shall issue as part of the subcontract either a copy of the Security Requirements Check List (SRCL) and any additional security guidance that forms part of the prime contract, or a new SRCL and any additional security guidance appropriate to the work covered by the subcontract.

Contractors shall not award a CLASSIFIED / PROTECTED subcontract to organizations located outside Canada without the PRIOR written approval of CIISD'S (PWGSC) contracting authority. The security status of foreign organizations must be verified through CIISD before entering into any commercial commitments. In addition, any transfer of CLASSIFIED / PROTECTED information to a foreign country must be channeled through CIISD.