48 CFR § 252.225-7055 - 252.225-7055 Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

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title: "48 CFR § 252.225-7055 - 252.225-7055   Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "252.225-7055"
section_name: "252.225-7055   Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime."
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chapter_name: "DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
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# 252.225-7055 252.225-7055   Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime.

As prescribed in 225.7020-5(a), use the following provision:

****Representation Regarding Business Operations With the Maduro Regime (MAY 2022)

(a) *Definitions.* As used in this provision—

*Agency or instrumentality of the government of Venezuela, business operations, government of Venezuela,* and *person* have the meaning given in the clause 252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime, of this solicitation.

(b) *Prohibition.* In accordance with section 890 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Pub. L. 116-92), DoD is prohibited from entering into a contract for the procurement of products or services with any person that has business operations with an authority of the government of Venezuela that is not recognized as the legitimate government of Venezuela by the U.S. Government, unless the person has a valid license to operate in Venezuela issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.

(c) *Representation.* By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that the Offeror is a person that—

(1) Does not have any business operations with an authority of the Maduro regime or the government of Venezuela that is not recognized as the legitimate government of Venezuela by the U.S. Government; or

(2) Has a valid license to operate in Venezuela issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.

****(End of provision)

[87 FR 31961, May 26, 2022]