Supply Chain Compliance for Prohibited Telecommunications Equipment

The contract requires independent audit and certification to ensure no covered telecommunications equipment, including products from Huawei and ZTE, is present in any production or IT systems, in full compliance with DFARS 252.204-7018 and Section 889 of the National Defense Authorization Act. This obligation applies across all subcontracted work and demands documented verification of supply chain integrity, with the contractor responsible for providing authoritative evidence that prohibited equipment is excluded from all operational environments. The certification must be submitted by the response deadline and accepted as a condition of contract award. This is a small business set-aside subcontract under NAICS code 541611, managed by the Department of Defense through LSO Combat Vehicles and Armament, and is open exclusively to businesses qualifying as small entities under SBA guidelines. The solicitation was posted on August 9, 2026, with responses due by August 24, 2026, and performance is expected to support defense-related systems. The work does not specify a physical location for performance, indicating the compliance activities may be conducted remotely or across multiple sites, with the primary focus on system audits and documentation rather than on-site implementation.