Common use of Contractor Security Clearance Clause in Contracts

Contractor Security Clearance. Customers may designate certain duties and positions as positions of “special trust” because they involve special trust responsibilities, are located in sensitive locations or have key capabilities with access to sensitive or confidential information. The designation of a special trust position or duties is at the sole discretion of the Customer. Contractor or Contractor’s employees who, in the performance of this Contract, will be assigned to work in positions determined by the Customer to be positions of special trust are required to submit to a Level 2 background screening and be approved to work in special trust positions prior to being assigned to the position. Level 2 screenings may include fingerprinting of individuals and submission of the fingerprints through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for a local, state and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) check of law enforcement records through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Contractor or Contractor’s employees, who have criminal histories, are under criminal investigation or become the subject of a criminal investigation for any disqualifying offense, including, but not limited to, theft, fraud, forgery, embezzlement, crimes of violence or any similar offenses should not be assigned to do work on this Contract. Contractor or Contractor’s employees whose screening results indicate convictions of disqualifying offenses will not be allowed to work on this Contract. This includes individuals who plea or pled nolo contendere or no contest to disqualifying offenses.