New interim rule on Huawei

      The FAR Council released a new interim rule, effective Oct. 26, that allows federal contractors to declare once a year that they do not use prohibited Chinese telecommunications equipment or services, instead of making such a declaration with each bid or proposal.

      Contractors that are registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) declare their non-use of products by Huawei and other Chinese manufacturers. If they are not using the Chinese equipment they only need to certify "no" once a year.

      However, contractors with existing federal contracts must continue to comply with the requirements to review whether they are using any of the prohibited Chinese equipment, and to report any such use.

      Those contractors "still have to closely monitor the performance of themselves, employees, and subcontractors to ensure that none of the prohibited equipment or services are used or delivered on any federal contracts. If such use or delivery is found, the one-day required disclosure and the ten-day follow-up disclosures still apply in full force," Isaias "Cy" Alba, partner with PilieroMazza PLLC, wrote in a recent client alert.

More information:
FAR Circular : https://bit.ly/3lA5ws7
Interim rule: https://bit.ly/3bhscIT
PilieroMazza alerts: https://bit.ly/2QEiyXc
and: https://bit.ly/2YPX2n0

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