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(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 technolog.�as part of any <br />system; 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 <br />substantial 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 <br />any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles. <br />(2) By necessary implication and regulation, the prohibitions also do not apply to: <br />(i) Covered telecommunications equipment or services that: <br />i. Are not used as a substantial or essential component of any system; and <br />ii. Are not used as critical technology of any system. <br />(ii) Other telecommunications equipment or services that are not considered covered telecommunications <br />equipment or services. <br />(d) Reporting requirement. <br />(1) In the event the contractor identifies covered telecommunications equipment or services used as a <br />substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system during <br />contract performance, or the contractor is notified of such by a subcontractor at any tier or by any other <br />source, the contractor shall report the information in paragraph (d)(2) of this clause to the recipient or <br />subrecipient, unless elsewhere in this contract are established procedures for reporting the information. <br />(2) The Contractor shall report the following information pursuant to paragrMh (d)(1) of this clause: <br />(i) Within one business day from the date of such identification or notification: The contract number; the <br />order number(s), if applicable; supplier name; supplier unique entity identifier (if known); supplier <br />Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code (if known); brand; model number (original <br />equipment manufacturer number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number); item description-, <br />and any readily available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended. <br />(ii) Within 10 business days of submitting the information in paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this clause: AU further <br />available information about mitigation actions undertaken or recommended. In addition the contractor <br />shall describe the efforts it undertook to prevent use or submission of covered telecommunications <br />equipment or services and any additional efforts that will be incorporated to prevent future use or <br />submission of covered telecommunications equipment or services. <br />(e) Subcontracts. The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause including this paragraph (e) in <br />all subcontracts and other contractual instruments. <br />S. Domestic Preference for Procurements <br />As appropriate, and to the extent consistent with law, the contractor should to the greatest extent <br />practicable, provide a preference for the purchase, acquisition, or use of goods, products or materials <br />produced in the United States. This includes, but is not limited to iron aluminum steel cement and <br />other manufactured products. For purposes of this clause: Produced in the United States means for iron <br />and steel products, that all manufacturing_ processes, from the initial melting stage through the <br />gpplication of coatings, occurred in the United States. Manufactured products mean items and <br />12 <br />