Prohibition_on_Certain_Telecommunications....pdf

This is a certification and compliance document for a federally assisted procurement issued by the City of Gainesville's Regional Transit System (RTS) in Florida. The document requires bidders/proposers to acknowledge compliance with the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232, Section 889), which prohibits the procurement of certain "covered telecommunications equipment or services" in federally assisted procurements. Proposers must complete and submit the form with their bid or proposal, certifying that they have conducted due diligence reviews of their supply chains and will not provide any covered telecommunications equipment or services that would violate the prohibition. Failure to submit this completed certification results in automatic disqualification from the procurement.

The document requires the bidder/proposer to provide company name, signatory title, signature, and date. This certification is a mandatory compliance requirement for the RTS solar canopy project, which involves a $4.3 million design and construction contract for a photovoltaic panel system covering approximately 470 parking spaces. The prohibition applies to all telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment that meet the definition of "covered" under the federal statute, ensuring that the federally funded transit project maintains compliance with national defense and supply chain security requirements.