Common use of Supply Chain Risk Management Clause in Contracts

Supply Chain Risk Management. (SCRM) Connections II vendors shall include a Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Plan to address counterfeit and illegally modified products. The SCRM Plan will be reviewed prior to selection. The Connections II contractor’s supply chain consists of organizations, people, activities, information, resources, along with information and communication technology (ICT) equipment, subcomponents and software. The products that are sold, configured, installed and/or maintained under the Connections II contract are provided by Connections II contractors who act as re-sellers of ICT equipment and component OEMs. “Genuine ICT” are ICT equipment, components and software that are authentic – that is, as represented by their suppliers, whether named brand products or commodity products specified only by performance characteristics. The contractor shall develop, maintain, and periodically update a SCRM Plan, at no cost to the government, to reduce supply chain risks to performance and security of the products sold, installed and maintained throughout the Connections II product/solution life cycle. The Plan shall provide sufficient detail for the government to determine that the contractor reasonably understands its supply chain. The contractor shall ensure that Genuine ICT will be available under the Connections II contract and shall manage the risk to ensure that counterfeit or illegally modified products are not shipped. The Plan shall describe the processes and practices the contractor will employ to ensure that Genuine ICT is delivered to Connections II customers. The SCRM Plan shall address, at a minimum, how the contractor:

Supply Chain Risk Management. (SCRM) Connections II vendors shall include a Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Plan to address counterfeit and illegally modified products. The SCRM Plan will be reviewed prior to selection. The Connections II contractor’s supply chain consists of organizations, people, activities, information, resources, along with information and communication technology (ICT) equipment, subcomponents and software. The products that are sold, configured, installed and/or maintained under the Connections II contract are provided by Connections II contractors who act as re-sellers re‐sellers of ICT equipment and component OEMs. “Genuine ICT” are ICT equipment, components and software that are authentic – that is, as represented by their suppliers, whether named brand products or commodity products specified only by performance characteristics. The contractor shall develop, maintain, and periodically update a SCRM Plan, at no cost to the government, to reduce supply chain risks to performance and security of the products sold, installed and maintained throughout the Connections II product/solution life cycle. The Plan shall provide sufficient detail for the government to determine that the contractor reasonably understands its supply chain. The contractor shall ensure that Genuine ICT will be available under the Connections II contract and shall manage the risk to ensure that counterfeit or illegally modified products are not shipped. The Plan shall describe the processes and practices the contractor will employ to ensure that Genuine ICT is delivered to Connections II customers. The SCRM Plan shall address, at a minimum, how the contractor: