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Agreement Altrian.pdf <br /> K. Program Fraud and False or Fraudulent Statements or Related Acts: The contractor acknowledges that 31 <br /> U.S.C. Chap. 38 (Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements) applies to its actions pertaining <br /> to the contract. <br /> L. Affirmative Steps: CONTRACTOR shall take the following affirmative steps to ensure minority business, <br /> women's business enterprises and labor surplus area firms are used when possible: <br /> (1) Placing qualified small and minority businesses and women's business enterprises on solicitation <br /> lists. <br /> (2) Ensuring that small and minority businesses, and women's business enterprises are solicited <br /> whenever they are potential sources. <br /> (3) Dividing total requirements, when economically feasible, into smaller tasks or quantities to permit <br /> maximum participation by small and minority businesses, and women's business enterprises. <br /> (4) Establishing delivery schedules, where the requirement permits, which encourage participation by <br /> small and minority businesses,and women's business enterprises. <br /> (5) Using the services and assistance of the Small Business Administration and the Minority Business <br /> Development Agency of the Department of Commerce. <br /> M. Prohibition on Contracting for Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services: <br /> (a) Definitions.As used in this clause,the terms backhaul;covered foreign country;covered telecommunications <br /> equipment or services; interconnection arrangements; roaming; substantial or essential component; and <br /> telecommunications equipment or services have the meaning as defined in FEMA Policy 405-143-1, <br /> Prohibitions on Expending FEMA Award Funds for Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services <br /> (Interim), as used in this clause— <br /> (b) Prohibitions. <br /> (1) Section 889(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Pub. L. No. <br /> 115-232, and 2 C.F.R. § 200.216 prohibit the head of an executive agency on or after Aug.13, 2020, from <br /> obligating or expending grant, cooperative agreement, loan, or loan guarantee funds on certain <br /> telecommunications products or from certain entities for national security reasons. <br /> (2) Unless an exception in paragraph(c)of this clause applies,the contractor and its subcontractors may not use <br /> grant, cooperative agreement, loan, or loan guarantee funds from the Federal Emergency Management <br /> Agency to: <br /> (i) Procure or obtain any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or <br /> services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology of any system; <br /> (ii) Enter into, extend, or renew a contract to procure or obtain any equipment, system, or service that uses <br /> covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, <br /> or as critical technology of any system; <br /> (iii) Enter into, extend, or renew contracts with entities that use covered telecommunications equipment or <br /> services as a substantial or essential component of any system,or as critical technology as part of any system; <br /> or <br /> (iv) Provide, as part of its performance of this contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument, any <br /> equipment,system,or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial <br /> or essential component of any system,or as critical technology as part of any system. <br /> (c) Exceptions. <br /> (1)This clause does not prohibit contractors from providing— <br /> (i) A service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection <br /> arrangements; or <br /> (ii) Telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or permit visibility into any <br /> user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles. <br /> 8 <br />