National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Contract Classification System (NCCS)

NCCS 2.9 Release New Features

January 28, 2025 - Acquisition Assist 254: This feature allows users to generate acquisition assist DD Form 254s for GCA routing, task orders, purchasing agreements and ordering agreements. This feature will be executable on existing DD Form 254s in the application and will be generated in the same manner a revision or final DD Form 254 would be. This feature has been highly requested by the user base and it is now live for all Government Originators to utilize. Sub 254 Routing: This feature enables the Sub DD Form 254 generated by an industry partner to be routed back to the respective government client for review and approval. The approval chain flows from industry reviewer to the appropriate government reviewer and certifier for action before routing back to the industry partner for certification and release. As a core function and requirement for some government clients, this feature is now live for all industry partners to utilize. 

Government Onboarding: Phase 3

March 6, 2023 –The NCCS team will begin coordinating Phase 3 of Government Onboarding in March 2023. All Agencies included within this phase can be found here: https://www.dcsa.mil/is/nccs/gov_onboarding/. The NCCS Team will reach out to the identified representatives for each organization in an effort to coordinate and facilitate onboarding into the system. The NCCS Team will hold monthly open house forums to answer any questions on the onboarding process.

DVIDS News

March 6, 2023 –The NCCS Team posted a new training video titled, "How to Access NCCS”, to DVIDS. The link, https://www.dvidshub.net/video/873835/gaining-access-nccs-20, along with other training artifacts can be found on the NCCS training resource page, https://www.dcsa.mil/is/nccs/training/. After following the steps covered in this video, a new user is provisioned and can register their profile and request roles within NCCS. Please check with your organizations policies prior to registering for NCCS.

FAR Technical Release Published

August 10, 2022 – The technical amendment to the FAR was published updating FAR 4.402(d)(1) to reflect the following:

“Provided that the data submittal is unclassified, the DD Form 254 shall be completed electronically in the NISP Contract Classification System (NCCS), which is accessible at https://www.dcsa.mil/is/nccs/.” (Ref: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/4.402, para 4)

Soft Launch of NCCS 2.0

June 6, 2022: Soft launch of NCCS 2.0 - NCCS 2.0 was approved for soft launch.  Registration is a two part process. For legacy users, DCSA will be working with the agencies who had active accounts to the previous iteration of the system and develop a timeline for the batch processing of those accounts.  The batch process will grant those users access to the platform that hosts the NCCS system. From there, users will be able to complete the registration process for a NCCS role. The user role will then be forwarded to that agency’s Government Account Manager (GAM).  The request will remain pending until the GAM is established and the request has been reviewed and approved. For new users, see the Onboarding section of this site.

NCCS Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

May 16, 2022: NCCS Minimum Viable Product (MVP) NCCS MVP development has concluded and the NCCS team is currently transferring legacy Government users into the new application.

FAR 4.402 has been Updated

May 1, 2022 - FAR 4.402 has been updated to reflect the new NCCS guidance and application link.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  NCCS resides on a secure government platform. If you have not been onboarded to the platform, you will receiv an error message.  See the Onboarding section how to gain access to NCCS.

System Testing Starting

March 17, 2022- System Testing starting - NCCS has concluded MVP develop and will be undergoing Government Acceptance (GAT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) beginning March 17, 2022.

The National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Contract Classification System (NCCS) is the enterprise federal information system supporting Department of Defense, other Federal Agencies under NISP agreement, and cleared Industry. NCCS is the one-stop-shop for processing and distribution of contract security classification specifications for contracts requiring access to classified information.

NCCS is designed to deliver a centralized repository for the collection of contract security requirements while automating the DD Form 254 (DoD Contract Security Classification Specification) processes and workflows across the enterprise.

• Role-based workflow system

• Ability to register for up to three user roles

• Enables end-to-end processing to expedite the DD Form 254 process

• Ability to select reviewers and certifiers across the application

• Contains tailorable dashboards

• Ability to track individual processing statuses

• Easy access to built-in reporting functionality for refined metrics to meet reporting needs

• In system users help guides throughout the creating of the DD Form 254

Agency Onboarding Champions will need to ensure all users registering meet the following criteria for system access:

• Ensure individuals have a minimum of an adjudicated T1 investigation.

• Confirm individuals have PKI certificates (either a Common Access Card (CAC) or DoD-approved External Certification Authority (ECA)certificate)

• Complete System Access Request (SAAR) form (DD2875) for user account creation.

• Complete DoD-sponsored Cybersecurity training within past 12 months

Federal Government

• Identify an Agency Onboarding Champion to serve as the main point of contact (POC) and sponsor throughout the Onboarding process

• Determine how their hierarchy should be set up in NCCS

• Provide their agency’s hierarchy to DCSA

• Identify one POC at the organization’s 1st tier to serve as the initial GAM

• Onboard to the platform and register for a GAM Category 1 at the 1st tier

• Establish the organizations processes and procedures on how their users will operate within NCCS

Industry Partner

• Identify an Company Onboarding Champion to serve as the main point of contact (POC) and sponsor throughout the Onboarding process

• Determine how their hierarchy should be set up in NCCS

• Provide their company’s hierarchy to DCSA; CAGE code relationships

• Identify one POC at the company’s 1st tier to serve as the initial CAM

• Onboard to the platform and register for a CAM Category 1 at the 1st tier

• Establish the companies processes and procedures on how their users will operate within NCCS

The following roles will be available for External users. An external user can request up to three roles, if required for their job duties.

For a more information about each role, their permission, and registration requirements, review the slick sheets in the NCCS Training Materials https://www.dcsa.mil/is/nccs/training section of the NCCS website.