Officially:

Federal Contract Information means information, not intended for public release, that is provided by or generated for the Government under a contract to develop or deliver a product or service to the Government, but not including information provided by the Government to the public (such as on public Web sites) or simple transactional information, such as necessary to process payments. Source: 48 CFR § 52.204-21

Unofficially, FCI is the lowest level of information a DoD Contractor has to protect and is only associated with CMMC Level 1.  FCI occurs where information is created by either the Federal Agency or a contractor when it is information about the contract that the Federal government does not want publicly released.

FCI is not:

  • Publicly available content
  • Classified information

Some common examples of FCI include:

  • Emails between you and your DoD Contracting Officer or Prime about the contract.
  • Information you may be loading into your ERP about the contract.
"What is Federal Contract Information (FCI)?" diagram.