In plain terms. Section 889 bars the federal government from buying or using certain Chinese-made telecommunications and video-surveillance equipment and services, naming Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua (and their affiliates). It has two parts with different effective dates. Part A (effective August 13, 2019) prohibits agencies from procuring covered equipment or services. Part B (effective August 13, 2020) goes further: it prohibits the government from contracting with any entity that uses covered equipment or services anywhere in its operations — not just in the work performed for the government. Part B is what makes Section 889 a company-wide compliance obligation: contractors must inventory their environments, represent their status in SAM, and remove or obtain a waiver for covered gear. Implemented through FAR Subpart 4.21 and clauses 52.204-24/-25/-26, Section 889 is one of the most operationally burdensome supply-chain rules contractors face.
Citation. Pub. L. 115-232, § 889 (Aug. 13, 2018); implemented at FAR Subpart 4.21 (FAR 52.204-24, -25, -26).