In plain terms. These are the Office of Personnel Management's acquisition rules, applied on top of the FAR. OPM manages federal workforce and background-investigation data.
Who it applies to. Contractors serving OPM, especially in HR systems and background investigations.
What it requires. Meet the FAR baseline, then any OPM-specific terms. OPM work involves highly sensitive personnel and security-clearance data, so expect rigorous privacy, safeguarding, and access requirements.
Why it matters. OPM holds extremely sensitive personnel records, and its history underscores why data protection on these contracts is taken seriously.
Citation. OPM acquisition rules, the Office of Personnel Management supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), codified in the FAR System at Title 48 of the C.F.R.