252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisi... Equipment or Services—Representation.pdf

This document is a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision addressing the prohibition on acquiring covered defense telecommunications equipment or services. The provision (252.204-7017) requires offerors to represent whether they will provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services as part of their products or services to the Department of Defense. Specifically, it implements Section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act, which restricts agencies from procuring telecommunications equipment, systems, or services that use covered defense telecommunications technologies as a substantial or essential component of any system.

Key requirements include reviewing the System for Award Management (SAM) list of excluded parties, providing detailed disclosures if such equipment or services will be used, and identifying specific details such as brand, manufacturer, product model numbers, and intended use. Offerors must explicitly state whether they will or will not provide covered defense telecommunications equipment or services in their contract submissions, with potential exclusions if they have previously represented that they do not provide such technologies as part of their offered products or services to the government.