Item 18 - Service Agreements for Fire Alarm and Sprinkler Systems Inspection

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Policy 405-143-1, Prohibitions on Expending FEMA Award Funds on Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services (Interim), which prohibits grant recipients and subrecipients from obligating or expending loan or grant funds to procure or obtain, extend or renew a contract to procure or obtain, or to enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) to procure or obtain equipment, services, or systems that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. As described in Public Law 115-232, section 889, covered telecommunications equipment: (1) Telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities). (2) For the purpose of public safety, security of government facilities, physical security surveillance of critical infrastructure, and other national security purposes, video surveillance and telecommunications equipment produced by Hytera Communications Corporation, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company, or Dahua Technology Company (or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities). (3) Telecommunications or video surveillance services produced by such entities or using such equipment. (4) Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country. V. Domestic Preferences for Procurements/Subcontracts — Recipient will comply, and all its contractors (or subrecipients) will comply, with all requirements under Uniform Guidance 2 CFR §200.322. Recipient shall comply with the federal and recipient standards in the award of any subcontracts. For purposes of this Agreement, subcontracts shall include but not be limited to purchase agreements, rental or lease agreements, third party agreements, consultant service contracts and construction subcontracts. Recipient shall ensure that the terms of this Agreement with the CITY are incorporated into all Subcontractor Agreements. The recipient shall submit all Subcontractor Agreements to the CITY for review prior to the release of any funds to the subcontractor. The recipient shall withhold funds to any subcontractor agency that fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and their respective Subcontractor Agreement. (1) Recovered Materials Recipient shall make maximum use of products containing recovered materials that are EPA -designated items unless the product cannot be acquired competitively within a timeframe providing for compliance with the contract performance schedule; Meeting contract performance requirements; or at a reasonable price.