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889 Representations Search

Use GSA’s Representations Search and the Department of Defense’s Contracting Assistant for Awards and Micro-Purchases (CAAMP) Bot to check Section 889 representations.

The General Services Administration (GSA) – in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – has joined the Department of Defense (DoD) in developing tools to assist card/account holders with finding Section 889 representations.

Section 889 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 (P.L. 115-232 [PDF, 789 pages]) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Case 2018-017 prohibit the purchase of covered telecommunications equipment and services from vendors who sell products containing spyware. These devices could pose a threat to U.S. security by spying on or disrupting communications within the U.S.

For more information on the NDAA Section 889 legislation, please visit Policies.

  • The 889 Representations Search checks for Section 889 representations in a vendor’s System for Award Management (SAM) record at SAM.gov.
  • Only vendors doing business above the micro-purchase threshold (MPT) are required to register in SAM.gov.
  • Contracts that are For Official Use Only (FOUO) or classified, and contractors that do not wish for their information to be publicly available, will not show up in search results.
  • If a vendor representation is not available, card/account holders may still be permitted to purchase from a listed vendor. However, the card/account holder would be responsible for documenting compliance with Section 889 in accordance with agency requirements.

DoD’s CAAMP Bot

  • The CAAMP Bot, formerly known as the Section 889 Request Bot, is a robotic process automation (RPA) capability developed by DoD’s Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP).
  • To obtain a vendor’s 889 representation and other vendor details, email osd.section889request@mail.mil with the vendor’s Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code or Unique Entity ID (UEI) in the subject line. Please note that:
    • For CAGE code requests, ensure that the email subject line is exactly 5 characters long.
    • For UEI requests, ensure that the email subject line is exactly 12 characters long.
    • To avoid error messages, do not include additional text in the email’s subject line or in the body of the email.
  • After sending a request, users will receive an email response from osd.section889request@mail.mil within ten minutes.
  • The email response identifies if the vendor is registered in SAM if they have completed representations required by FAR 52.204-26 provision and what responses were provided. CAAMP also now provides vendor representations for FAR 52.219-1, FAR 9.405, and FAR 8.7 provisions.
  • This capability gives Contracting Officers, Purchase Card Holders, and other users a quick way to check SAM.
  • For information about the additional information provided in CAAMP Bot responses, please visit:

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