SPONSORSHIP

A Designated Organization Screening (DOS) or Facility Security Clearance (FSC) may be initiated for potential suppliers for contract opportunities which contain security requirements. Procurement officers or project managers may, through their Directorate/Department or Agency Sponsorship authority, sponsor suppliers for a DOS or FSC provided there is a strong possibility that the contractor and its personnel will require access to CLASSIFIED / PROTECTED information, or valuable assets within the next 12 month period. The following criteria apply:

1. Applications for DOS or FSC must be submitted in writing to Facility Clearance Officer, Industrial Security Operations Section, Canadian and International Security Directorate (CIISD).
   
   
2. Requests for a DOS or FSC may emanate only as a result of:
   
   
   1. a written request from a Canadian Federal Government Department/Agency through their Departmental/Agency Security Authority;
      
      
   2. a written request from an Authorized Official or Company Security Officer of a Canadian organization which is currently active in the Industrial Security Program who intends to award a subcontract to a supplier. Such requests must be accompanied by a completed Security Requirements Check List (SRCL) identifying the subcontract security requirements;
      
      
   3. a written request from the Agency responsible for the Industrial Security of a foreign government;
      
      
   4. a written request from a PWGSC project office, Regional office or from a PWGSC procurement officer through their respective sponsorship coordinator.
      
      
3. All requests must provide the following information:
   
   Designated Organization Screening (DOS)
   
   A DOS will be processed when an organization or a consultant requires either:
   
   
   1. access to 'PROTECTED A, B or C' information, assets or restricted work sites; and/or
      
      
   2. document safeguarding capability, production, EDP or COMSEC at the 'PROTECTED A, B or C' level at their site.
      
      
   Facility Security Clearance (FSC)
   
   An FSC will be processed when an organization or a consultant requires either:
   
   
   1. access to 'CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET or TOP SECRET' information, assets and/or restricted work sites; and/or
      
      
   2. document safeguarding capability, EDP or
      COMSEC at the 'CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET' levels at their site.