Regulations last checked for updates: May 03, 2025

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Oct 18, 2025
1252.239-87 - 1252.239-87 Protection of Information at Rest.

As prescribed in 1239.7204(l), insert the clause as follows:

Protection of Information at Rest and in Transit (NOV 2022)

The Contractor shall provide security mechanisms for handling data at rest and in transit in accordance with FIPS 140-2 ___ [Contracting officer insert encryption standard, based on NIST FIPS 199 categorization].

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authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 41 U.S.C. 1121(c)(3); 41 U.S.C. 1702; and 48 CFR 1.301 through 1.304
source: 87 FR 61159, Oct. 7, 2022, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 48 CFR 1252.239-87