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SUBJ/HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE (HSPD) 12 COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE MARINE CORPS// REF/A/MSGID:DOC/-/YMD:20081201//
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NARR/REF A IS USD (PR) DTM 08-003 THE DOD MEMORANDUM THAT PROVIDES MINIMUM CAC ELIGIBILITY POLICY.  REF B OBM NO. 1615-0047, FORM I-9 IDENTIFIES DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED TO PROVE IDENTITY AT THE TIME OF CAC ISSUANCE.//
POC/MARK R SCHAEFER/LTCOL /UNIT:UNIT/NAME:HQMC C4IA/-/TEL:TEL/TEL:703-693-3490/TEL:EMAIL/EMAIL: MARK.R.SCHAEFER(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/CHRISTINE HESEMANN/CTR/UNIT:UNIT/NAME:HQMC C4IA/-/TEL:TEL/TEL:703-693-3490/TEL:EMAIL/EMAIL: CHRISTINE.HESEMANN.CTR(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE.  TO CONSOLIDATE AND REITERATE PREVIOUS GUIDANCE THAT COMMANDS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO MODIFY OR LEVY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A CAC BEYOND WHAT IS MANDATED IN THIS MESSAGE AND REF A.
2.  BACKGROUND.  REF A MANDATES A STANDARD FOR ISSUING SECURE AND RELIABLE FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION TO DOD EMPLOYEES, ELIGIBLE CONTRACTORS AND APPROVED DOD AFFILIATES.  THIS DOD LEVEL POLICY ALLOWS FOR SERVICE SPECIFIC CRITERIA DICTATED BY MISSION REQUIRMENTS.  ALL PERSONNEL MUST MEET ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA TO BE ISSUED A CAC:  A MINIMUM BACKGROUND CHECK AND TWO FORMS OF GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID AS LISTED IN REF B.
3.  POLICY.  ALL CACS ISSUED FROM A MARINE CORPS ID CARD FACILITY WILL MEET PRIVACY IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION (PIV) ISSUANCE REQUIREMENTS.  CACS WILL BE ISSUED THROUGH ATTRITION OF CARDS ONLY.
INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING A CAC MUST FIRST MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS AS DETAILED IN THIS MESSAGE PRIOR TO ISSUANCE.  THE CAC IS THE ONLY DOD PIV COMPLIANT CARD ISSUED TO USMC PERSONNEL; OTHER VENDOR PIV COMPATIBLE CARDS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO BE PROCURED BY USMC COMMANDS.
A.  ELIGIBILITY.  ONLY THE GROUPS LISTED IN THIS MESSAGE QUALIFY FOR MARINE CORPS SPONSORED CAC. 
(1) ALL ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY, SELECTED RESERVE PERSONNEL, GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVICE, AND FULL-TIME NON-APPROPRIATED FUND (NAF) EMPLOYEES.
(2) MEMBERS OF THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVES (IRR) ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 30 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR IN A TRAINING CAPACITY (VOLUNTARY TRAINING UNITS).
(3) PART-TIME OR TIME-LIMITED CIVIL SERVICE AND NAF EMPLOYEES WITH A PROVISIONED MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN) ACCOUNT WORKING A MINIMUM OF 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
(4) CONTRACTORS ON A CURRENT USMC CONTRACT DELIVERY ORDER WHO MEET ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA.
(A) PROVISIONED WITH A MCEN ACCOUNT.
(B) BY STATEMENT OF WORK, REQUIRES ACCESS TO DISPARATE INSTALLATIONS WEEKLY WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC REGION.
(C)  REQUIRES A GENEVA CONVENTIONS (GC) ID AND MEETS DODI 3020.41 REQUIREMENTS.
(D) EMPLOYED AND RESIDING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST 365 DAYS.
(5) FOREIGN NATIONAL (FN) AFILLIATES WHO MEET THE ELIGIBLITY REQUIREMENTS IN REF A.
(6) INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ACT (IPA) EMPLOYEES DIRECTLY SUPPORTING THE MARINE CORPS THAT HAVE A PROVISIONED MCEN ACCOUNT
(7) ONLY THE OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS (OUSD PR) CAN ADD ELIGIBILITY CATEGORIES FOR THE DOD.  ALL INDIVIDUALS IN AN ELIGIBLE CATEGORY MUST MEET ALL SPONSORSHIP, BACKGROUND VETTING, AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS BEFORE BEING ISSUED A CAC.
B. SPONSORSHIP.  PERSONNEL IN AN ELIGIBLE CATEGORY MUST BE ENTERED INTO THE DEFENSE ELIGIBILITY ENROLLMENT RECORDS SYSTEM (DEERS) BY AN AUTHORITATIVE DATA SOURCE (ADS) LISTED BELOW:
(1) MILITARY PERSONNEL:  MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM (MCTFS).
(2) CIVIL SERVICE:  DEFENSE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL DATA SYSTEM (DCPDS).
(3) NAF EMPLOYEES:  A NAF HUMAN RESOURCE (HR) SYSTEM THAT DIRECTLY FEEDS DEERS.  IF A NAF HR SYSTEM IS NOT AVAILABLE, THE DD FORM 1172-2 WILL BE USED WITH AN ASSOCIATED DD FORM 577 ON FILE AT THE REAL-TIME AUTOMATED PERSONNEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (RAPIDS) SITE.
(4) CONTRACTORS:  CONTRACTOR VERIFICATION SYSTEM (CVS).
(5) FN AFFILIATES:  ADS AS DESIGNATED BY OUSD PR.
(6) IPA EMPLOYEES:  THE DD FORM 1172-2 WITH AN ASSOCIATED DD FORM 577 ON FILE AT THE RAPIDS SITE.
C. BACKGROUND VETTING.  A MINIMUM BACKGROUND SECURITY INVESTIGATION OF A NATIONAL AGENCY CHECK WITH INQUIRES (NACI), OR DOD APPROVED EQUIVALENT, MUST BE CONDUCTED.  A CAC MAY BE ISSUED WHEN THE INVESTIGATION DOCUMENATION HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY DONCAF/OPM AND THE SPONSOR AND SECURITY MANAGER HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE TO REVIEW THE FINAL ADJUDICATION.  IF THE ADJUDICATION IS NOT POSITIVE, THEN THE CAC MUST BE IMMEDIATELY RETRIEVED AND REVOKED.
(1) BACKGROUND VETTING REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN THIS BULLETIN APPLY TO CAC ISSUANCE ONLY AND DO NOT CHANGE REQUIREMENTS USING THE SAME TOOL FOR ADDITIONAL PURPOSES COVERED BY DIFFERENT POLICY SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT SUITABLITY OR NETWORK ACCOUNT APPROVAL CRITERIA.
(2) BACKGROUND VETTING APPLIES TO ALL CAC ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS.
(3) FINAL INVESTIGATION ADJUDICATION MUST BE VERIFIED THROUGH THE JOINT PERSONNEL ADJUDICATION SYSTEM (JPAS).
(4) COMMANDS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING BACKGROUND CHECKS OF ALL MILITARY, CIVIL SERVICE, AND NAF PERSONNEL BEFORE REISSUANCE OF A CAC. 
(5) CONTRACTOR VERIFICATION SYSTEM (CVS) TRUSTED AGENTS (TA) ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFICATION OF BACKGROUND VETTING BEFORE APPROVING A CVS RECORD.
(6) COMMAND SPONSORS OF FOREIGN NATIONAL (FN) AFFILATES AND INNER-GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL ACT (IPA) EMPLOYEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFICATION OF BACKGROUND VETTING BEFORE SIGNING THE DD FORM 1172-2.
(7) PROCEDURES FOR THE SUBMISSION, PROCESSING AND PAYMENT OF A BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION IS A FUNCTION OF HQMC PPO PHYSCIAL SECURITY FORCE PROTECTION (PSFP).  ALL PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS ARE TO BE DIRECTED TO PPO PSFP.
D. ISSUANCE.  THE CAC MUST BE ISSUED VIA A STRONG SECURITY AND VETTING PROCESS.  THIS PROCESS REQUIRES A SEPARATION OF ROLES FOR THE SPONSORING, VETTING, AND ISSUANCE OF CREDENTIALS FOR PERSONNEL. 
(1) THE ONLY LOCATION A CAC CAN BE ISSUED IS AT A RAPIDS SITE; COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS AN ID CARD ISSUANCE FACILITY OR VIA THE CENTRAL ISSUANCE FACILITY (CIF) AS UTILIZED BY THE RECRUIT DEPOTS AND OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL. USMC PERSONNEL MAY OBTAIN A CAC FROM ANY RAPIDS LOCATION HOSTED BY A DOD SERVICE, AGENCY, SERVICE RESERVE UNIT, NATIONAL GUARD UNIT, OR THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (USCG).
RAPIDS SITES MAY BE FOUND BY THE RAPIDS SITE LOCATOR AT WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL/RSL.
(2) INDIVIDUALS MUST PRESENT TO THE RAPIDS VERIFYING OFFICIAL (VO) TWO IDENTITY SOURCE DOCUMENTS; ONE BEING A VALID FEDERAL OR STATE ISSUED PICTURE ID.  DOCUMENTS MUST BE IN ORIGINAL FORM AND FROM THE LIST OF ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTS INCLUDED IN REF D.  THESE DOCUMENTS WILL BE SCANNED AT THE RAPIDS SITE AND RETAINED IN DEERS.
(3) DURING THE ISSUANCE PROCESS, ALL INDIVIDUALS MUST HAVE A FINGERPRINT SCAN AND PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FOR DIGITAL RETENTION AND VERIFICATION.
E.  TERMS OF EXPIRATION. 
(1) ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY, SELECTED RESERVE PERSONNEL, GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVICE, AND FULL-TIME NON-APPROPRIATED FUND (NAF) EMPLOYEES WILL BE ISSUED THE CAC FOR A TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS.
(2) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF THE IRR WILL BE ISSUED A CAC FOR THE PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY OR TERM IN TRAINING CAPACITY.
(3) ELIGIBLE PART-TIME OR TIME-LIMITED CIVIL SERVICE AND NAF WILL BE ISSUED THE CAC FOR TERM OF SERVICE NOT TO EXCEED THREE (3) YEARS.
(4) ELIGIBLE CONTRACTORS WILL BE ISSUED THE CAC FOR THE LENGTH OF THE CONTRACT, BASE YEAR PLUS OPTION YEARS NOT TO EXCEED THREE (3) YEARS REGARDLESS OF CONTRACT FUNDING STATUS.
(5) OTHER ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS WILL BE ISSUED A CAC FOR THE TERM OF SPONSORSHIP, NOT TO EXCEED THREE (3) YEARS AS DEFINED BY THE USMC SPONSORING ORGANIZATION AND NOTATED IN THE ADS.
F.  ELECTROMAGNETIC SLEEVES (EMS).  DUE TO THE CONTACTLESS TECHNOLOGY INCLUDED ON THE CAC, ONE (1) EMS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH EACH CARD ISSUED BEGINNING DECEMBER 2009.   THE EMS WILL PROTECT THE
CAC FROM UNINTENDED INTERRROGATION OF THE CARD.  ADDITIONAL EMS OR EMS ALLOWING VISUAL DISPLAY OF THE CAC WITHIN FACILITIES AND BUILDINGSARE AVAILABLE TO COMMANDS FOR PURCHASE FROM THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA) HSPD-12 APPROVED PRODUCTS LIST.
4. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING CAC AND HSPD-12 CAN BE FOUND ON THE USMC CAC WEBPAGE, HTTPS:(DOUBLE SLASH) HQDOD.HQMC.USMC.MIL/CAC.ASP.
5.  RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE AND CONTRACTORS IN SUPPORT OF THE MARINE CORPS.
6. CANCELLATION CONTINGENCY.  THIS MESSAGE, UNLESS SUPERSEDED, IS CANCELLED 31 DECEMBER 2010.
7.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN G. J. ALLEN, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS.//