FAR 52.204-26 Telecommunications.pdf

This document is a federal contract provision (52.204-26) addressing Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation dated October 2020. The provision requires offerors to review the System for Award Management (SAM) list of excluded parties and make specific representations about their use of telecommunications equipment or services.

Specifically, offerors must represent whether they do or do not: 1) provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as part of their offered products/services to the Government, and 2) use covered telecommunications equipment or services after conducting a reasonable inquiry. The provision references 52.204-25, which prohibits contracting for certain telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment. Offerors are required to check the SAM.gov website to verify their eligibility for federal awards related to these telecommunications restrictions.