48 CFR § 52.204-26 - 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation.

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title: "48 CFR § 52.204-26 - 52.204-26   Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation."
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section_name: "52.204-26   Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation."
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# 52.204-26 52.204-26   Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation.

As prescribed in 4.2105(c), insert the following provision:

****Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation (OCT 2020)

(a) *Definitions.* As used in this provision, “covered telecommunications equipment or services” and “reasonable inquiry” have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) *Procedures.* The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (*https://www.sam.gov*) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for “covered telecommunications equipment or services”.

(c) *Representations.* (1) The Offeror represents that it [ ] does, [ ] does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it [ ] does, [ ] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

****(End of provision)

[84 FR 68319, Dec. 13, 2019, as amended at 85 FR 53134, Aug. 27, 2020]