{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-504.475","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 504.475","heading":"504.475 Return of classified information.","body":"(a) Contracting officers must recover classified information, unless it has been destroyed as provided in Section 7 of Chapter 5 of the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM). Information on NISPOM can be found at http://www.fas.org/sgp/library/nispom.htm.\n(b) Contracting officers must ensure that classified information provided by the government is returned immediately after any of the following events:\n(1) Bid opening or closing date for receipt of proposals by non-responding offerors.\n(2) Contract award by unsuccessful offerors.\n(3) Termination or completion of the contract.\n(4) Notification that authorization to release classified information has been withdrawn.\n(5) Notification that a facility:\n(i) Does not have adequate means to safeguard classified information; or\n(ii) Has had its security clearance revoked or inactivated.\n(6) Whenever otherwise instructed by the authority responsible for the security classification.\n(c) The Government agency that provided classified information to a GSA contractor is responsible for the return of the information.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 5—GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 504—ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS","Subpart 504.4—Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"3c4c4d8b39ebdd5bb2fb492fc426a7bc05596d00c113e44d578d067eb1e3097e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-504.402","next":"us/48-cfr-504.500"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}