Security hardware that meets NDAA Section 889.

NDAA compliance means your organization does not use, purchase, or maintain banned telecommunications or surveillance equipment covered by Section 889. GovDesigns designs and installs systems on compliant hardware.

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What Section 889 prohibits

Section 889 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act restricts how federal contracts and federal money can touch certain equipment.

Federal procurement

Banned equipment cannot be procured for federal contracts.

Federal funds

Federal funds cannot be used on banned hardware.

Contractors

Agencies cannot enter into contracts with companies that use banned equipment.

Which equipment is banned

Section 889 covers telecommunications and video surveillance equipment made by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision and Dahua, along with their subsidiaries and affiliates.

Their products are often sold under other brand names, so a camera can be non-compliant without carrying one of those labels. Using banned equipment, even unintentionally, can lead to disqualification from government contracts or the need for costly replacements.

This page is a general summary, not legal advice.

Who this affects

  • ✓Federal agencies and their contractors
  • ✓Municipalities and schools spending federal grant money
  • ✓Businesses that work for government customers

Compliant hardware across our services

Designed, installed and supported in-house.

License plate readers

Real-time alerts and searchable, time-stamped vehicle records.

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Mobile security trailers

Solar-powered, rapidly deployed camera trailers for events, construction sites and public spaces.

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Surveillance systems

HD, thermal, PTZ and city-wide camera systems with remote monitoring.

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Not sure whether your cameras comply?

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