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preservation of these rights. <br />t. Telecommunications (2 CFR 200.216) - Recipient will comply with FEMA Policy 405-143- <br />1, Prohibitions on Expending FEMA Award Funds on Covered Telecommunication Equipment or <br />Services (Interim), which prohibits grant recipients and subrecipients from obligating or expending loan <br />or grant funds to procure or obtain, extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain, or to enter into a <br />contract (or extend or renew a contract) to procure or obtain equipment, services, or systems that uses <br />covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any <br />system, or as critical technology as part of any system. <br />As described in Public Law 115-232, section 889, covered telecommunications equipment is: <br />(1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE <br />Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities). <br />(2) For the purpose of public safety, security of government facilities, physical security <br />surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance <br />and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, <br />Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any <br />subsidiary or affiliate of such entities). <br />(3) Telecommunications or video surveillance services provided by such entities or using such <br />equipment. <br />(4) Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an <br />entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the National <br />Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be <br />an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered <br />foreign country. <br />u. Domestic preferences for procurements (2 CFR 200.322) - Recipient agrees that as <br />appropriate and to the extent consistent with law, it will, to the greatest extent practicable under a <br />Federal award, provide a preference for the purchase, acquisition, or use of goods, products, or materials <br />produced in the United States (including but not limited to iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other <br />manufactured products). This requirement must be included in all subawards including all contracts and <br />purchase orders for work or products under this award. For purposes of this provision: "produced in the <br />United States" means, for iron and steel products, that all manufacturing processes, from the initial <br />melting stage through the application of coatings, occurred in the United States; and "manufactured <br />products" means items and construction materials composed in whole or in part of non-ferrous metals <br />such as aluminum; plastics and polymer -based products such as polyvinyl chloride pipe; aggregates such <br />as concrete; glass, including optical fiber; and lumber. <br />v. Equal Employment in Construction Contracts - Pursuant to Equal Employment Opportunity <br />requirements of 41 C.F.R. 60-1.4(b) in accordance with Executive Order 11246 as amended by <br />Executive Order No. 11375, as to any construction contract thereunder, if applicable, during the <br />performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows: <br />