Full component segregation, transparent BOM, and restricted-party screening. Your supply chain partner for U.S. federal, defense, and critical infrastructure procurement.
The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019, Section 889, prohibits U.S. federal agencies, contractors, and grant recipients from procuring or using telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from specific Chinese manufacturers deemed a national security risk.
Effective August 13, 2020: Prohibits the U.S. government from procuring or obtaining any equipment, system, or service 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.
Effective August 13, 2020: Prohibits federal contractors and grant recipients from using covered equipment. Any entity receiving federal funds cannot use restricted equipment even in their internal operations. This extends the ban far beyond direct government procurement.
The FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) identifies specific entities: Huawei Technologies, ZTE Corporation, Hytera Communications, Hikvision, Dahua Technology, and their subsidiaries and affiliates. Any product containing components from these entities is non-compliant.
Compliance is evaluated at the component level. A "compliant" camera that uses a restricted-brand image sensor, SoC, or firmware module is still non-compliant. Every IC, sensor, and firmware binary must be traceable to a non-restricted source.
EMS-SECURITY maintains a fully segregated supply chain. Our BOMs exclude all components from restricted entities.
Every order includes a BOM audit trail. Below is a representative BOM for our 8MP NDAA-compliant bullet camera (EMS-BC880A). Full traceability to manufacturer and country of origin.
Compliance is not a one-time check. It is embedded into every stage of our manufacturing process.
Every component supplier undergoes restricted-party screening against the Consolidated Screening List (CSL), BIS Entity List, and SDN List. Only pre-approved vendors enter our AVL (Approved Vendor List).
Each new product BOM is reviewed by our compliance team before procurement. Every line item is checked against the restricted entities database. Alternative components are sourced where necessary.
NDAA-compliant components are stored in physically separated inventory zones with distinct SKU prefixes. No cross-contamination between compliant and non-compliant production lines.
Each production batch is assigned a unique lot code. Component reel IDs are scanned at SMT placement. The final unit serial number links back to every individual component lot. Full forward and backward traceability.
All firmware binaries are built from audited, non-restricted SDKs. No binary blobs from restricted entities. Checksums published with every release. Source available to qualified partners under NDA.
Every order includes: (a) NDAA Compliance Certificate, (b) BOM with supplier/country-of-origin, (c) firmware checksum manifest, (d) 3rd-party audit report (optional, additional cost).
EMS-SECURITY NDAA Section 889 Compliance Statement
EMS-SECURITY certifies that all products designated as "NDAA-Compliant" in our catalog:
A signed compliance certificate is provided with every shipment. Third-party audit reports from accredited testing laboratories are available upon request.
Tell us your compliance requirements. We provide full BOM disclosure, third-party audit reports, and compliance certificates with every order.
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