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Safeguard 9 of 15 · PE.L1-b.1.ix

PE.L1-3.10.3 · FAR 52.204-21 (b)(1)(ix), escort clause · NIST SP 800-171 3.10.3 · 3 controls rolled up

Escort Visitors

Escort visitors and monitor visitor activity

What it means

When a non-employee visits, someone keeps an eye on them the whole time they're near contract info.

Why it matters

This is the most common-sense control and usually the easiest: don't leave a visitor alone near contract info. A short written rule plus a visitor log is enough.

How to do it, Any business

  1. 1Write a one-page Visitor Escort Policy: non-employees must sign in, be escorted at all times in spaces where FCI is handled, and sign out on departure
  2. 2Post the policy at the entry to covered spaces
  3. 3Maintain a visitor log capturing at minimum: date, visitor name, company, purpose, escort, time-in, time-out
  4. 4Owner signs the policy

Capture: Signed policy + a representative recent page of the visitor log.

The narrative on file

Visitors sign in at the front office and are escorted at all times while inside. The escort requirement is posted at the entry and recorded in the visitor log kept at the front desk.

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What makes it pass

  • A written escort policy is included (or referenced) and signed by the owner
  • At least one recent visitor-log page with date, name, company, escort, time-in, time-out per visitor
  • Cleaning crews / vendors / maintenance show up in the log when relevant

Assessment objectives, NIST SP 800-171A

[a] Visitors are escorted
MET
[b] Visitor activity is monitored
MET

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