US · guidance
BOP Program Statement 7430.03 § 8
CONTRACTOR BACKGROUND CLEARANCES
Criminal history checks are performed prior to contract performance on all personnel to include
staff, subcontractors, volunteers, and interns who have face-to-face interaction with federal
offenders or who have access to their personally identifiable information, treatment records,
contract documentation, billing invoices, or any other offender information. This includes any
corporate or support staff who interact with contract operations or the inmate population. If
personnel are hired after the beginning of contract performance, the criminal history check must
be completed before the staff member begins working with offenders. Additionally, all contract
staff must receive updated clearances every five years.
Criminal history checks must be conducted in accordance with Department of Justice (DOJ)
contractor requirements in DOJ Policy Statement 1700.01, Contractor Security Requirements,
the specific contract background security clause, and the requirements of the Bureau’s Security
and Background Investigation Section.
History
PS 7430.03 dated 2026-05-07
Provenance
- Source
- bop.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-20
- Edition
- bop-ps-2026-09-20
- Content hash
ba3dda4c8f080b746b5bb00adcd308d5d9b29a413352240e61770bae1b179fac
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