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REV: 09-14-2022 VR <br />“funding agreement,” the recipient or subrecipient must comply with the requirements of Title 37 C.F.R. § 401, “Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations <br />and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements,” and any implementing regulations issued by the awarding agency. <br />DOMESTIC PREFERENCES FOR PROCUREMENTS <br />As appropriate and to the extent consistent with law, the non-Federal entity should, to the greatest extent practicable under a Federal award, provide a preference for the <br />purchase, acquisition, or use of goods, products. or materials produced in the United States (including but not limited to iron. aluminum, steel. cement, and other <br />manufactured products). The requirements of this section must be included in all subawards including all contracts and purchase orders for work or products under this <br />award. <br />PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING FOR COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS OR SERVICES <br />(Effective August 13, 2020 for new, extended, or renewed procurements under all open FEMA awards) <br />(a) Recipients and subrecipients are prohibited from obligating or expending loan or grant funds to: <br />(1) Procure or obtain; <br />(2) Extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain; or <br />(3) Enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) to procure or obtain equipment, services, or systems that uses covered telecommunications <br />equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. As described in <br />Public Law 115-232, section 889, covered telecommunications equipment is telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies <br />Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities). <br />(i) For the purpose of public safety, security of government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other <br />national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision <br />Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities). <br />(ii) Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or using such equipment. <br />(iii) Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in <br />consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned <br />or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country. <br />(b) In implementing the prohibition under Public Law 115-232, section 889, subsection (t), <br />paragraph <br />(1) , heads of executive agencies administering loan, grant, or subsidy programs shall prioritize available funding and technical support to assist affected <br />businesses, institutions and organizations as is reasonably necessary for those affected entities to transition from covered communications equipment and services, to <br />procure replacement equipment and services, and to ensure that communications service to users and customers is sustained. <br />(c) See Public Law 115-232, section 889 for additional information. <br />(d) See also § 200.471. <br />ATTY/AGR.2022.320/Tetra Tech (Emergency Management) (Page 17 of 17)