# 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation.
Type: Provision
Prescribed in: 4.2105(c)
Current version date: OCT 2020

## Prescription and Applicability

### FAR Prescription, 4.2105(c)

(c) The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, in all solicitations.

### DFARS Supplementary Guidance, 204.2105

(a) Use the provision at 252.204-7016 , Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, in all solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, and solicitations for task orders and delivery orders, basic ordering agreements (BOAs), orders against BOAs, blanket purchase agreements (BPAs), and calls against BPAs.
(b) Use the provision at 252.204-7017 , Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation, in all solicitations, including solicitations using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, and solicitations for task orders and delivery orders, BOAs, orders against BOAs, BPAs, and calls against BPAs.
(c) Use the clause at 252.204-7018 , Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services, in all solicitations and resultant awards, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, and solicitations and awards for task orders and delivery orders, BOAs, orders against BOAs, BPAs, and calls against BPAs.

## Current Text

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation.

As prescribed in 4.2105(c), insert the following provision:

Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation (OCT 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, "covered telecommunications equipment or services" and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) ( https://www.sam.gov ) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(c) Representations.
(1) The Offeror represents that it [ ] does, [ ] does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it [ ] does, [ ] does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(End of provision)

[84 FR 68319, Dec. 13, 2019, as amended at 85 FR 53134, Aug. 27, 2020]

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.204-26