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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 />