48 CFR Part 3002 — Definitions of Words and Terms

PART 3002—DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301-302, 41 U.S.C. 1707, 41 U.S.C. 1702, 41 U.S.C. 1303(a)(2), 48 CFR part 1, subpart 1.3, and DHS Delegation Number 0702. Source: 68 FR 67871, Dec. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted. Subpart 3002.1—Definitions 3002.101 Definitions. Adequate security Chief Information Officer (CIO) Chief of the Contracting Office (COCO) Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) Component (1) DHS Management (MGMT), including the Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) and the Office of Selective Acquisitions (OSA); (2) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); (3) Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC); (4) Transportation Security Administration (TSA); (5) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); (6) U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); (7) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); (8) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); and (9) U.S. Secret Service (USSS). Contracting activity Contracting officer Controlled unclassified information (CUI) (1) Chemical-terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI) as defined in 6 CFR part 27, “Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards,” and as further described in supplementary guidance issued by an authorized official of the Department of Homeland Security (including the Revised Procedural Manual “Safeguarding Information Designated as Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability Information” dated September 2008); (2) Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) as set out in the Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 (title XXII, subtitle B of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 as amended through Pub. L. 116-283), PCII's implementing regulations (6 CFR part 29), the PCII Program Procedures Manual, and any supplementary guidance officially communicated by an authorized official of the Department of Homeland Security, the PCII Program Manager, or a PCII Program Manager Designee; (3) Sensitive Security Information (SSI) as defined in 49 CFR part 1520, “Protection of Sensitive Security Information,” as amended, and any supplementary guidance officially communicated by an authorized official of the Department of Homeland Security (including the Assistant Secretary for the Transportation Security Administration or designee), including Department of Homeland Security MD 11056.1, “Sensitive Security Information (SSI)” and, within the Transportation Security Administration, TSA MD 2810.1, “SSI Program”; (4) Homeland Security Agreement Information means information the Department of Homeland Security receives pursuant to an agreement with State, local, Tribal, territorial, or private sector partners that is required to be protected by that agreement. The Department receives this information in furtherance of the missions of the Department, including, but not limited to, support of the Fusion Center Initiative and activities for cyber information sharing consistent with the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015; (5) Homeland Security Enforcement Information means unclassified information of a sensitive nature lawfully created, possessed, or transmitted by the Department of Homeland Security in furtherance of its immigration, customs, and other civil and criminal enforcement missions, the unauthorized disclosure of which could adversely impact the mission of the Department; (6) International Agreement Information means information the Department of Homeland Security receives that is required to be protected by an information sharing agreement or arrangement with a foreign government, an international organization of governments or any element thereof, an international or foreign public or judicial body, or an international or foreign private or non-governmental organization; (7) Information Systems Vulnerability Information (ISVI) means: (i) Department of Homeland Security information technology (IT) systems data revealing infrastructure used for servers, desktops, and networks; applications name, version, and release; switching, router, and gateway information; interconnections and access methods; and mission or business use/need. Examples of ISVI are systems inventories and enterprise architecture models. Information pertaining to national security systems and eligible for classification under Executive Order 13526 will be classified as appropriate; and/or (ii) Information regarding developing or current technology, the release of which could hinder the objectives of the Department, compromise a technological advantage or countermeasure, cause a denial of service, or provide an adversary with sufficient information to clone, counterfeit, or circumvent a process or system; (8) Operations Security Information means Department of Homeland Security information that could be collected, analyzed, and exploited by a foreign adversary to identify intentions, capabilities, operations, and vulnerabilities that threaten operational security for the missions of the Department; (9) Personnel Security Information means information that could result in physical risk to Department of Homeland Security personnel or other individuals whom the Department is responsible for protecting; (10) Physical Security Information means reviews or reports illustrating or disclosing facility infrastructure or security vulnerabilities related to the protection of Federal buildings, grounds, or property. For example, threat assessments, system security plans, contingency plans, risk management plans, business impact analysis studies, and certification and accreditation documentation; (11) Privacy Information includes both Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (SPII). PII refers to information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity, either alone or when combined with other information that is linked or linkable to a specific individual; and SPII is a subset of PII that if lost, compromised, or disclosed without authorization could result in substantial harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness to an individual. To determine whether information is PII, DHS will perform an assessment of the specific risk that an individual can be identified using the information with other information that is linked or linkable to the individual. In performing this assessment, it is important to recognize that information that is not PII can become PII whenever additional information becomes available, in any medium or from any source, that would make it possible to identify an individual. Certain data elements are particularly sensitive and may alone present an increased risk of harm to the individual. (i) Examples of stand-alone PII that are particularly sensitive include: Social Security numbers (SSNs), driver's license or State identification numbers, Alien Registration Numbers (A-numbers), financial account numbers, and biometric identifiers. (ii) Multiple pieces of information may present an increased risk of harm to the individual when combined, posing an increased risk of harm to the individual. SPII may also consist of any grouping of information that contains an individual's name or other unique identifier plus one or more of the following elements: (A) Truncated SSN (such as last 4 digits); (B) Date of birth (month, day, and year); (C) Citizenship or immigration status; (D) Ethnic or religious affiliation; (E) Sexual orientation; (F) Criminal history; (G) Medical information; and (H) System authentication information, such as mother's birth name, account passwords, or personal identification numbers (PINs). (iii) Other PII that may present an increased risk of harm to the individual depending on its context, such as a list of employees and their performance ratings or an unlisted home address or phone number. The context includes the purpose for which the PII was collected, maintained, and used. This assessment is critical because the same information in different contexts can reveal additional information about the impacted individual. Federal information Federal information system Handling Head of the Agency Head of the Contracting Activity (HCA) (1) Director, Office of Procurement Operations (OPO); (2) Director, Office of Selective Acquisitions (OSA); (3) Director, Office of Acquisition Management (FEMA); (4) Chief, Procurement Division (FLETC); (5) Assistant Administrator for Contracting & Procurement (TSA); (6) Chief, Office of Contracting (USCIS); (7) Director of Contracting and Procurement (USCG); (8) Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Acquisition (CBP); (9) Director, Office of Acquisition Management (ICE); and (10) Chief, Procurement Operations (USSS). Information resources Information security (1) Integrity, which means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information nonrepudiation and authenticity; (2) Confidentiality, which means preserving authorized restrictions on access and disclosure, including means for protecting personal privacy and proprietary information; and (3) Availability, which means ensuring timely and reliable access to and use of information. Information system Legal counsel Legal review Major system Micro-purchase threshold Senior Procurement Executive (SPE) for the Department of Homeland Security Sensitive Information, (1) Protected Critical Infrastructure Information (PCII) as set out in the Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 (Title II, Subtitle B, of the Homeland Security Act, Pub. L. 107-296, 196 Stat. 2135), as amended, the implementing regulations thereto (6 CFR part 29) as amended, the applicable PCII Procedures Manual, as amended, and any supplementary guidance officially communicated by an authorized official of the Department of Homeland Security (including the PCII Program Manager or his/her designee); (2) Sensitive Security Information (SSI), as defined in 49 CFR part 1520, as amended, “Policies and Procedures of Safeguarding and Control of SSI,” as amended, and any supplementary guidance officially communicated by an authorized official of the Department of Homeland Security (including the Assistant Secretary for the Transportation Security Administration or his/her designee); (3) Information designated as “For Official Use Only,” which is unclassified information of a sensitive nature and the unauthorized disclosure of which could adversely impact a person's privacy or welfare, the conduct of Federal programs, or other programs or operations essential to the national or homeland security interest; and (4) Any information that is designated “sensitive” or subject to other controls, safeguards or protections in accordance with subsequently adopted homeland security information handling procedures. [68 FR 67871, Dec. 4, 2003, as amended at 71 FR 25767, May 2, 2006; 71 FR 48801, Aug. 22, 2006; 72 FR 1297, Jan. 11, 2007; 73 FR 30318, May 27, 2008; 75 FR 41099, >July 15, 2010; 77 FR 50633, Aug. 22, 2012; 86 FR 17314, Apr. 2, 2021; 88 FR 40596, June 21, 2023] Subpart 3002.2—Abbreviations 3002.270 Abbreviations. CBCA Civilian Board of Contract Appeals CFO Chief Financial Officer CIO Chief Information Officer COCO Chief of the Contracting Office COR Contracting Officer's Representative CPO Chief Procurement Officer D&F Determination and Findings FOIA Freedom of Information Act HCA Head of the Contracting Activity J&A Justification and Approval for Other than Full and Open Competition MD Management Directive OCPO Office of the Chief Procurement Officer OIG Office of the Inspector General OSDBU Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization PCR SBA's Procurement Center Representative RFP Request for Proposal SBA Small Business Administration SBS Small Business Specialist SPE Senior Procurement Executive [72 FR 1297, Jan. 11, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 50633, Aug. 22, 2012; 86 FR 17314, Apr. 2, 2021]

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