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COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

DATED ________________________________. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

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30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER) 30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (TYPE OR PRINT) 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (TYPE OR PRINT) 31c. DATE SIGNED

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7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

STANDARD FORM 1449

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

36C24626Q0524 05-19-2026

TIARA WHITE

757-728-7217 05-27-2026

10AM

EDT

Tiara White Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 x 517410 $44 Million Net 30 N/A X See Delivery Schedule.

Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Services Center

PO BOX 149971

Austin TX 78714-9971 512-460-5049 512-460-5221 X See CONTINUATION Page This solicitation is for Direct Television HD TV services for Richmond VAMC, both Fisher Houses and the Emporia Outpatient Clinic Service Agreement.

All Offerors shall be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of offer award, completion of performance, and final payment.

See attached Price/Cost Schedule in Section B.3 for item description and quantity; and complete all requirements as instructed.

See CONTINUATION Page X X Table of Contents

SECTION B - CONTINUATION OF SF 1449 BLOCKS

B.1 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

1. Contract Administration: All contract administration matters will be handled by the following individuals:

a. CONTRACTOR: TBD

b. GOVERNMENT: Contracting Officer 36C246 Tiara White Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667

2. CONTRACTOR REMITTANCE ADDRESS: All payments by the Government to the contractor will be made in accordance with:

3. INVOICES: Invoices shall be submitted in arrears:

4. GOVERNMENT INVOICE ADDRESS: All Invoices from the contractor shall be submitted electronically in accordance with VAAR Clause 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.

VA Financial Service Center (FSC) Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System https://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the Solicitation numbered and dated as follows:

B.3 PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

ITEM INFORMATION

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Main Hospital - Building 500: Period of Performance: 06/01/2026 - 05/31/2027 Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 06-01-2026 POP End: 05-31-2027 PRINCIPAL NAICS CODE: 517410 - Satellite Telecommunications PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Fisher House 1 - Buiding 512: Period of Performance: 06/01/2026 - 05/31/2027

POP Begin: 06-01-2026 POP End: 05-31-2027

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Fisher House #2 - Buiding 520 : Period of Performance: 06/01/2026 - 05/31/2027

POP Begin: 06-01-2026 POP End: 05-31-2027

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Emporia: Period of Performance: 06/01/2027 - 05/31/2028

POP Begin: 06-01-2026 POP End: 05-31-2027

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Main Hospital - Building 500: Period of Performance: 06/01/2027 - 05/31/2028 Contract Period: Option 1 POP Begin: 06-01-2027 POP End: 05-31-2028

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Fisher House 1 - Buiding 512: Period of Performance: 06/01/2027 - 05/31/2028

POP Begin: 06-01-2027 POP End: 05-31-2028

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Fisher House #2 - Buiding 520 - Period of Performance: 06/01/2027 - 05/31/2028

POP Begin: 06-01-2027 POP End: 05-31-2028

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Emporia - Period of Performance: 06/01/2027 - 05/31/2028

POP Begin: 06-01-2027 POP End: 05-31-2028

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Main Hospital - Building 500: Period of Performance: 06/01/2028 - 05/31/2029 Contract Period: Option 2 POP Begin: 06-01-2028 POP End: 05-31-2029

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Fisher House 1 - Buiding 512: Period of Performance: 06/01/2028 - 05/31/2029

POP Begin: 06-01-2028 POP End: 05-31-2029

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Fisher House #2 - Buiding 520 : Period of Performance: 06/01/2028 - 05/31/2029

POP Begin: 06-01-2028 POP End: 05-31-2029

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Emporia - Period of Performance: 06/01/2028 - 05/31/2029

POP Begin: 06-01-2028 POP End: 05-31-2029

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Main Hospital - Building 500: Period of Performance: 06/01/2029 - 05/31/2030 Contract Period: Option 3 POP Begin: 06-01-2029 POP End: 05-31-2030

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Fisher House 1 - Buiding 512: Period of Performance: 06/01/2029 - 05/31/2030

POP Begin: 06-01-2029 POP End: 05-31-2030

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Fisher House #2 - Buiding 520 : Period of Performance: 06/01/2029 - 05/31/2030

POP Begin: 06-01-2029 POP End: 05-31-2030

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Emporia: Period of Performance: 06/01/2029 - 05/31/2030

POP Begin: 06-01-2029 POP End: 05-31-2030

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Main Hospital - Building 500: Period of Performance: 06/01/2030 - 05/31/2031 Contract Period: Option 4 POP Begin: 06-01-2030 POP End: 05-31-2031

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Fisher House 1 - Buiding 512: Period of Performance: 06/01/2030 - 05/31/2031

POP Begin: 06-01-2030 POP End: 05-31-2031

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Richmond Fisher House #2 - Buiding 520 : Period of Performance: 06/01/2030 - 05/31/2031

POP Begin: 06-01-2030 POP End: 05-31-2031

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

HD Television - VAMC Emporia: Period of Performance: 06/01/2030 - 05/31/2031

POP Begin: 06-01-2030 POP End: 05-31-2031

PRODUCT/SERVICE CODE: DG11 - IT and Telecom - Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services

B.4 STATEMENT OF WORK

1. Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

Name:

Section:

Address:

Phone Number:

Fax Number:

E-Mail Address:

2. Contract Title.

High Definition (HD) Satellite Service for the Richmond Medical Center main hospital, Fisher House 1, Fisher House 2, Polytrauma building, General Clinic, and the VA Emporia Outpatient Clinic.

3. Locations.

The Central Virginia VA Health Care System is requesting a service agreement for TV services with DIRECTV equipment. This agreement would provide DIRECTV HD services at the Richmond VA Medical Center, located at 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, Virginia 23249, including the Main Hospital Building 500, Fisher House 1 Building 512, Fisher House 2 Building. Additionally, DIRECTV HD services are required at the VA Emporia Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) located at 1746 East Atlantic Street, Emporia, Virginia 23847.

The period of performance would begin on May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2027, for the base year, with option years as follows:

· Option Year One: June 1, 2027, through May 31, 2028

· Option Year Two: June 1, 2028, through May 31, 2029

· Option Year Three: June 1, 2029, through May 31, 2030

· Option Year Four: June 1, 2030, through May 31, 2031

4. Scope.

Any future locations that may require HD services within the Central Virginia VA Health Care System at the exact same prices specified in the Price/Cost Schedule.

The Richmond VA Medical Center, located at 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, Virginia 23249, requires DIRECTV High Definition (HD) signal programming at the following locations:

· Building 500 – Main Hospital: 300 HD drops

· Building 512 – Fisher House 1: 25 HD drops

· Building 520 – Fisher House 2: 25 HD drops

DIRECTV HD signal programming is also required at the VA Emporia Outpatient Clinic, located at 1746 East Atlantic Street, Emporia, Virginia 23847:

· Emporia CBOC – Emporia VA: 1 HD drop

The listed locations are currently outfitted for Standard Definition (SD) signals. During the base year of the contract, the agreement shall include upgrading the facility to HD programming. The signal will be received and distributed by the existing VA-owned satellite dish, receiver, modulators, and cable system. The contractor shall be responsible for the signal from the antenna to the Head-In System, while the Richmond VA Medical Center shall be responsible for signal distribution from the Head-In System.

Additionally, the contractor shall be responsible for annual maintenance of the overhead units and on-demand repair services as needed.

(1) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

This service agreement would be for 1 year starting 6/1/2026 through 5/31/2026 with renewal options for four (4) additional years.

(2) LOCATION OF SERVICES

Richmond VA Medical Center: 1201 Broad Rock Blvd, Richmond, VA 23249

VA Emporia CBOC: 1746 East Atlantic Street, Emporia, VA 23847

(3) SPECIFICATIONS OF WORK

The contractor shall be responsible for:

· Replacing all hardware necessary to update the facility from SD to HD.

· 300 HD digital signal programming drops at Richmond VA Medical Center, building 500

· 25 HD digital signal programming drops at Richmond VA Medical Center Fisher House 1, building 512.

· 25 HD digital signal programming drops at Richmond VA Medical Center Fisher House 2, building 520

· 1 HD digital signal programming drops at Emporia CBOC 1746 East Atlantic Street Emporia Virginia 23847..

· Signal from the antenna to the Head-In System.

· Annual preventative maintenance to overhead units.

· 24X7X365 on-demand repair services as needed.

· At a minimum, provide the listed HD programming to all previously listed locations:

· RFD-TV

· HGTV

· FOX WRLH 35

· TCT

· CBS WTVR 6

· TLC

· ABC WRIC 8

· AMC

· Lifetime

· NBCWWBT 12

· TV Land

· The Weather Channel

· NBA Network

· NHL Network

· NFL Network

· MLB Network

· Science Channel

· SYFY Channel

· Animal Planet

· FX

· National Geographic Channel

· Discovery Channel

· CMT

· FUSE

· VH1 Classic

· American Heroes Channel

· PBS WCVE

· UPN WUPV 65

· ESPNU

· A&E

· Spike TV

· CNN

· Headline News

· TNT

· FOX News

· TBS

· USA

· Cartoon Network

· History Channel

· TBN

· FOX Sports 1

· ESPN News

· ESPN

· ESPN2

· ESPN Deportes

· BET

· Guide – Local Music 95.3 Country

· MSNBC

· Guide – Local Music 88.9 Public

· BRAVO

· Guide – Local Music 98.1 Easy Listening

· TRU TV

· Guide – Local Music 105.7 R&B

· CNBC

· MTV

· Audience

· Comedy Central

· NBC Sports

· Sportsman Channel

· E! Entertainment

· The vendor shall check in and out with the Contracting Officers Representative (COR), the Point of Contact, Supervisor Healthcare Technology Management Department or the Supervisor of the Electric Shop.

· The vendor will ensure that all trash and debris is removed from the immediate area after work has been completed.

· The vendor shall complete all work during normal working hours. Normal working hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm, excluding federal holidays. The federal holiday schedule can be viewed below.

· All items will be delivered to the warehouse loading dock at: 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond VA 23249 during normal business hours. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 3:30pm, excluding federal holidays. Federal holidays are:

Holiday

New Year’s Day

Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday

George Washington’s Birthday

Memorial Day

Juneteenth

Independence Day

Labor Day

Columbus Day

Veteran’s Day

Thanksgiving Day

Christmas Day

*Note: Best access to the loading dock is to drive at the Hopkins gate entrance.

· The vendor shall ensure that packing slip is included with all deliveries.

· Packing slip must have the following information:

· Vendor name, address, and phone number.

· Order and purchase order numbers.

· Items purchased with quantities.

· Item amounts sent.

· Item amounts not sent or on back order, if applicable.

· Warehouse staff will check the packing slip against the items sent and will receipt for the item(s)/equipment in VISTA and receipt for all items received.

· Any defective or damaged equipment upon receipt will be replaced at no cost to the government or Richmond VAMC and the replacement will be sent within the specified timeframe of the Contracting Officer (CO) or Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)/Point of Contact (POC).

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SECTION C - CONTRACT CLAUSES

C.1 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_252_2 (FAR) and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp

(End of Clause)

C.2 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 120 days.

(End of Clause)

C.3 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 120 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five (5) years.

(End of Clause)

C.4 52.240-91 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (NOV 2025) (DEVIATION)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— American Security Drone Act-covered foreign entity means an entity included on a list that the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) develops and maintains and publishes in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov (section 1822 of Pub. L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.).

Backhaul means intermediate links between the core network, or backbone network, and the small subnetworks at the edge of the network (e.g., connecting cell phones/towers to the core telephone network). Backhaul can be wireless (e.g., microwave) or wired (e.g., fiber optic, coaxial cable, Ethernet).

Covered application means the social networking service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited.

Covered article, as defined in 41 U.S.C. 4713(k), means:

(1) Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101, including cloud computing services of all types;

(2) Telecommunications equipment or telecommunications service, as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153);

(3) The processing of information on a Federal or non-Federal information system, subject to the requirements of the Controlled Unclassified Information program (see 32 CFR part 2002); or

(4) Hardware, systems, devices, software, or services that include embedded or incidental information technology.

Covered foreign country means The People’s Republic of China.

Covered telecommunications equipment or services means—

(1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(2) For the purpose of public safety, security of Government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities);

(3) Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or using such equipment; or

(4) Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country.

Critical technology means—

(1) Defense articles or defense services included on the United States Munitions List set forth in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations;

(2) Items included on the Commerce Control List set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, and controlled—

(i) Pursuant to multilateral regimes, including for reasons relating to national security, chemical and biological weapons proliferation, nuclear nonproliferation, or missile technology; or

(ii) For reasons relating to regional stability or surreptitious listening;

(3) Specially designed and prepared nuclear equipment, parts and components, materials, software, and technology covered by part 810 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to assistance to foreign atomic energy activities);

(4) Nuclear facilities, equipment, and material covered by part 110 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (relating to export and import of nuclear equipment and material);

(5) Select agents and toxins covered by part 331 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, part 121 of title 9 of such Code, or part 73 of title 42 of such Code; or

(6) Emerging and foundational technologies controlled pursuant to section 1758 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4817).

FASC-prohibited unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft system manufactured or assembled by an American Security Drone Act—covered foreign entity.

FASCSA order means any of the following orders issued under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) requiring removing covered articles from executive agency information systems or excluding one or more named sources or named covered articles from executive agency procurement actions, as described in 41 CFR 201-1.303(d) and (e):

(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security may issue FASCSA orders that apply to civilian agencies, to the extent not covered by paragraph (2) or (3) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) FASCSA order.

(2) The Secretary of Defense may issue FASCSA orders that apply to the Department of Defense (DoD) and national security systems other than sensitive compartmented information systems. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DoD FASCSA order.

(3) The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) may issue FASCSA orders that apply to the intelligence community and sensitive compartmented information systems, to the extent not covered by paragraph (2) of this definition. This type of FASCSA order may be referred to as a DNI FASCSA order.

Information technology, as defined in 40 U.S.C. 11101(6)—

(1) Means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that requires the use—

(i) Of that equipment; or

(ii) Of that equipment to a significant extent in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product;

(2) Includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but

(3) Does not include any equipment acquired by a Federal contractor incidental to a Federal contract.

Intelligence community, as defined by 50 U.S.C. 3003(4), means the following—

(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence;

(2) The Central Intelligence Agency;

(3) The National Security Agency;

(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency;

(5) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;

(6) The National Reconnaissance Office;

(7) Other offices within the Department of Defense for the collection of specialized national intelligence through reconnaissance programs;

(8) The intelligence elements of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Department of Energy;

(9) The Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State;

(10) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of the Treasury;

(11) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security; or

(12) Such other elements of any department or agency as may be designated by the President, or designated jointly by the Director of National Intelligence and the head of the department or agency concerned, as an element of the intelligence community.

Interconnection arrangement means arrangements governing the physical connection of two or more networks to allow the use of another’s network to hand off traffic where it is ultimately delivered (e.g., connecting a customer of telephone provider A to a customer of telephone company B) or sharing data and other information resources.

Kaspersky Lab-covered article means any hardware, software, or service that—

(1) Is developed or provided by a Kaspersky Lab-covered entity;

(2) Includes any hardware, software, or service developed or provided in whole or in part by a Kaspersky Lab-covered entity; or

(3) Contains components using any hardware or software developed in whole or in part by a Kaspersky Lab-covered entity.

Kaspersky Lab-covered entity means—

(1) Kaspersky Lab;

(2) Any successor entity to Kaspersky Lab, including any change in name, e.g., “Kaspersky”;

(3) Any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Kaspersky Lab; or

(4) Any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership.

National security system, as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3552, means any information system (including any telecommunications system) used or operated by an agency or by a contractor of an agency, or other organization on behalf of an agency—

(1) The function, operation, or use of which involves intelligence activities; involves cryptologic activities related to national security; involves command and control of military forces; involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions, but does not include a system that is to be used for routine administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications); or

(2) Is protected at all times by procedures established for information that have been specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive order or an Act of Congress to be kept classified in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.

Roaming means cellular communications services (e.g., voice, video, data) received from a visited network when unable to connect to the facilities of the home network either because signal coverage is too weak or because traffic is too high.

Sensitive compartmented information means classified information concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes, which is required to be handled within formal access control systems established by the Director of National Intelligence.

Sensitive compartmented information system means a national security system authorized to process or store sensitive compartmented information.

Source means a non-Federal supplier, or potential supplier, of products or services, at any tier.

Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned directly by a parent corporation or through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

Substantial or essential component means any component necessary for the proper function or performance of a piece of equipment, system, or service.

Unmanned aircraft means an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft (49 U.S.C. 44801(11)).

Unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft and associated elements (including communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft) that are required for the operator to operate safely and efficiently in the national airspace system (49 U.S.C. 44801(12)).

(b) Prohibitions on providing or using specific products or services in performance of contract. Unless a waiver or exception applies, the Contractor is prohibited from providing any products or services to the Government or using in the performance of the contract any of the following:

(1) A covered application on any information technology owned or managed by the Government, or on any information technology used or provided by the Contractor under this contract, including equipment provided by the Contractor’s employees (section 102 of Division R of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328));

(2) A Kaspersky Lab-covered article (Section 1634 of Division A of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115-91));

(3) Covered telecommunications equipment or services used as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system (paragraphs (a)(1)(A) of section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232)). This does not prohibit contractors from providing—

(i) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Prohibition on unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by American Security Drone Act—covered foreign entities.

(1) Prohibition. The Contractor is prohibited from—

(i) Delivering any FASC-prohibited unmanned aircraft system, which includes unmanned aircraft (i.e., drones) and associated elements (sections 1823 and 1826 of American Security Drone Act of 2023, within the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, Pub. L. 118-31, Div. A, Title XVIII, Subtitle B, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.);

(ii) On or after December 22, 2025, operating a FASC-prohibited unmanned aircraft system in the performance of the contract (section 1824 of Pub. L. 118-31); and

(iii) On or after December 22, 2025, using Federal funds to procure or operate a FASC-prohibited unmanned aircraft system (section 1825 of Pub. L. 118-31).

(2) Procedures. The Contractor shall search SAM for the FASC-maintained list of American Security Drone Act—covered foreign entities before proposing, or using in performance of the contract, any unmanned aircraft system. Also, the Contractor shall ensure any effort or expenditure associated with a FASC-prohibited unmanned aircraft system is consistent with a corresponding exemption, exception, or waiver determination expressly stated in the contract.

(3) Exemptions, exceptions, and waivers. The prohibitions in paragraph (c) of this clause do not apply where the agency has determined an exemption, exception, or waiver applies, and the contract indicates that such a determination has been made. See sections 1823 through 1825 and 1832 of Public Law 118-31 for statutory requirements pertaining to exemptions, exceptions, and waivers.

(d) Prohibition on using or providing specific products or services or conducting certain transactions regardless of connection to contract.

(1) Certain telecommunications and video surveillance equipment, systems, or services.

(i) Unless an applicable waiver has been issued by the Government, the Contractor cannot use any equipment, systems, or services that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system (paragraph (a)(1)(B) of section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232)).

(ii) This prohibition applies to using covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. This does not prohibit the contractor from using—

(A) A service that connects to the facilities of a third party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(B) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Office of Foreign Assets Control Restrictions.

(i) Except as authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in the Department of the Treasury, the Contractor shall not acquire, for use in the performance of this contract, any supplies or services if any proclamation, Executive order, or statute administered by OFAC, or if OFAC’s implementing regulations at 31 CFR chapter V, would prohibit such a transaction by a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(ii) Except as authorized by OFAC, most transactions involving Cuba, Iran, and Sudan are prohibited, as are most imports from Burma or North Korea, into the United States or its outlying areas.

(A) For lists of entities and individuals subject to economic sanctions, see OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/specially-designated-nationals-and-blocked-persons-list-sdn-human-readable-lists.

(B) For more information about these restrictions, as well as updates, see OFAC’s regulations at 31 CFR chapter V and at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/office-of-foreign-assets-control-sanctions-programs-and-information.

(C) To conduct electronic screens of potential parties to regulated transactions, see the consolidated screening list at https://www.trade.gov/consolidated-screening-list, which consolidates multiple export screening lists of the Departments of Commerce, State, and the Treasury.

(3) Sudan prohibition. The Contractor is prohibited from conducting any restricted business operations in Sudan in accordance with Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174).

(4) Iran prohibitions.

(i) Unless an exception applies according to paragraph (d)(4)(iii) or the Government grants a waiver, the contractor shall not engage in certain activities or transactions relating to Iran (section 6(b)(1)(A) of Iran Sanctions Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note).

(ii) Unless an exception applies according to paragraph (d)(4)(iii) or the Government grants a waiver, contractor shall not export certain sensitive technology to Iran, as determined by the President, and has an active exclusion in SAM (22 U.S.C. 8515).

(iii) The prohibition in paragraphs (d)(4)(i) and (d)(4)(ii) do not apply if the acquisition is subject to trade agreements and the offeror certifies that all the offered products are designated country end products or designated country construction material (see part 25).

(iv) Unless an exception applies or the Government grants a waiver, contractors are prohibited from knowingly engaging in any significant transaction (i.e., over $15,000) with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps or any of its officials, agents, or affiliates, the property and interests in property of which are blocked according to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (section 6(b)(1)(B) of Iran Sanctions Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note)).

(e) Governmentwide exclusion and removal orders.

(1) Unless the Government has issued an applicable waiver, contractors shall not provide or use as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order as follows:

(i) For solicitations and contracts awarded by a Department of Defense contracting office, DoD FASCSA orders apply.

(ii) For all other solicitations and contracts, DHS FASCSA orders apply.

(2) The Contractor shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to locate applicable FASCSA orders.

(3) The Government may identify in the solicitation other FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, which are effective and apply to the solicitation and resulting contract.

(4) A FASCSA order issued after the date of solicitation applies to this contract only if added by an amendment to the solicitation or modification to the contract (see FAR 40.204-1(c)).

(f)Reasonable inquiry. The contractor shall conduct a reasonable inquiry to determine if there are any prohibited products or services. The inquiry will look at any information in the entity’s possession but does not need to include an internal or third-party audit.

(g) Removal of prohibited products and services. For Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide acquisition contracts, multi-agency contracts or any other procurement instrument intended for use by multiple agencies, upon notification from the Contracting Officer, during the performance of the contract, the Contractor shall promptly make any necessary changes or modifications to remove any product or service produced or provided by a source that this clause prohibits.

(h) General report.

(1) If the Contractor identifies or is notified by any source, (including a subcontractor at any tier), that any product or service provided or used (or to be provided or used) during contract performance does not comply with any prohibition in this clause, then the Contractor shall report the following information, or as much information is known, in writing to the contracting office as identified in paragraph (h)(2) within 72 hours:

(i) Contract number and order number, if applicable;

(ii) The specific prohibition the product or service is not complying with;

(iii) A description of the products or services that the Contractor identifies or has reason to suspect is prohibited (include brand; model number, such as the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable);

(iv) The entity that produced the product or service (include entity name, unique entity identifier, Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code, facilities responsible for design, fabrication, assembly, packaging, and test of the product, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor (provide manufacturer codes and distributor codes used for the product));

(v) Description of the functionality of the product or service and how that functionality impacts the risk to the product or service;

(vi) An explanation of any factors relevant to determining if the product or service should be permitted by an applicable exception, exemption, or waiver (if the contractor would like the Government to consider a waiver, and asks for such a waiver);

(vii) Whether alternative products or services are available that would comply with the prohibition;

(viii) If the product or service is related to item maintenance, include the following information on the item being maintained:

(A) Brand;

(B) Model number, OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and

(C) Item description, as applicable.

(ix) Any readily available information about mitigation actions implemented or recommended.

(2) If a report must be submitted to a contracting office, the Contractor shall submit the report as follows:

(i) If a Department of Defense contracting office, the Contractor shall report to the website at https://dibnet.dod.mil.

(ii) For all other contracting offices, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer.

(iii) For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to both the contracting office for the indefinite delivery contract and the contracting office for any affected order.

(3) If the report provided does not contain any of the information required by paragraph (h)(1) of this clause, and the contractor later discovers new information that is required by paragraph (h)(1) of this clause, then the contractor shall submit a subsequent report within 72 hours of discovering the new information.

(4) The contractor shall also report the information in paragraph (h)(1) if the contractor wishes to ask for a waiver of the requirements of a new FASCSA order being applied through modification.

(i) New FASCSA orders report.

(1) During contract performance, the Contractor shall review SAM at least once every three months, or as advised by the Contracting Officer, to check for covered articles subject to FASCSA order(s), or for products or services produced by a source subject to FASCSA order(s) not currently identified under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(2) If the Contractor identifies a new FASCSA order(s) that could impact their supply chain, then the Contractor shall conduct a reasonable inquiry to identify whether a covered article or product or service produced or provided by a source subject to the FASCSA order(s) was provided to the Government or used during contract performance. The inquiry will look at any information in the entity’s possession but does not need to include an internal or third-party audit.

(3) The Contractor shall submit a report to the contracting office identified in paragraph (h)(2) of this clause if the Contractor identifies, including through any notification by a subcontractor at any tier, that a covered article or product or service produced or provided by a source was provided to the Government or used during contract performance and is subject to a FASCSA order(s). For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to both the contracting office for the indefinite delivery contract and the contracting office for any affected order. The Contractor shall report the following information within 72 hours for each covered article or each product or service produced or provided by a source, where the covered article or source is subject to a FASCSA order:

(i) Contract number and order number, if applicable;

(ii) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(iii) The specific FASCSA order the product or service does not comply with;

(iv) The elements of (h)(1)(iii) through (ix) of this clause.

(j) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (j) but excluding subparagraphs (d)(1) and (i)(1), in all subcontracts and other contractual instruments, including subcontracts for acquiring commercial products or commercial services.

(End of Provision) C.5 VAAR 852.204-70 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (FEB 2026) (DEVIATION)

a. The Contractor shall comply with current Department of Veterans Affairs policy for personal identity verification of all employees performing under this contract when physical access to VA facilities, and/or logical access to VA information and VA information systems is required.

b. The Contractor shall insert this clause in all subcontracts when the subcontractor's employees will require physical access to VA facilities, and/or logical access to VA information and VA information systems.

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C.6 VAAR 852.204-72, PERSONNEL VETTING AND CREDENTIALING (MAR 2026) (DEVIATION)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause – VA Information system is the same as information system and means, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 5727, a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information whether automated or manual.

VA sensitive information means all VA data, on any storage media or in any form or format, which requires protection due to the risk of harm that could result from inadvertent or deliberate disclosure, alteration, or destruction of the information and includes sensitive personal information. The term includes information where improper use or disclosure could adversely affect the ability of VA to accomplish its mission, proprietary information, records about individuals requiring protection under various confidentiality provisions such as the Privacy Act and the HIPAA Privacy Rule, and information that can be withheld under the Freedom of Information Act. Examples of VA sensitive information include the following: individually-identifiable medical, benefits, and personnel information; financial, budgetary, research, quality assurance, confidential commercial, critical infrastructure, investigatory, and law enforcement information; information that is confidential and privileged in litigation such as information protected by the deliberative process privilege, attorney work-product privilege, and the attorney-client privilege; and other information which, if released, could result in violation of law or harm or unfairness to any individual or group, or could adversely affect the national interest or the conduct of Federal programs.

(b) General. Contractor personnel assigned to work for or on behalf of VA must undergo a background investigation commensurate with the risk and sensitivity level designation associated with the work to be performed at the level indicated in the contract. The Contractor and subcontractors shall comply with VA Directive/Handbook 0710, Personnel Security and Suitability Program, which can be accessed at: https://vaww.va.gov/vapubs/index.cfm

(c) Risk and Sensitivity Levels. The following table identifies the risk and sensitivity levels that apply to any personnel providing services under this contract.

Positions/Tasks Designated as Non-Sensitive Positions - Tier 1/Low Risk General Equipment Repairer

[*VA Administrations, organizations and staff offices will use the OPM Position Designation Tool.]

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