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DoD, GSA, and NASA issued multiple rules amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232).
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Essentially, Section 889 aims to protect National Security by limiting the government’s access to “covered” equipment or services manufactured or provided by certain companies or their subsidiaries or affiliates with known ties to the People’s Republic of China.
What is the Section 889 Request Bot? The Section 889 Request Bot is a robotic process automation (RPA) capability developed by Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC).
The full extent of the impact that Sec. 889 (a) (1) (B) will have on subcontractors is currently unknown but we assume that the prohibition will be interpreted to preclude prime contractors from doing business with subcontractors that use Huawei/ZTE equipment.
Signature of Owner or Designated Representative identified in Block 8 above. This representation expires on the date in block 13 or one year from the date in block 3, whichever is soonest. Forward any representation modifications/changes to the sender within 30 days.
The General Services Administration (GSA) – in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – has joined the Department of Defense (DoD) in developing tools to assist card/account holders with finding Section 889 representations.
DoD, GSA, and NASA issued multiple rules amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Federal law requires CHs to obtain a current 889 representation for each transaction and to include the representation with their transaction documentation. The representation contains the language from FAR 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services- Representation.
