New H3C
CRITICALChina · h3c
DFARS 252.246-7007 (Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance) and related supply-chain diligence expect contractors to understand restricted-party and single-source exposure in their electronics supply base. This brief summarizes PUBLIC firm-level signals (sanctions lists, federal spending proxies, supplier graph) — not component BOM provenance.
Deal-killer
New H3C is itself sanctioned (BIS-EntityList).Thesis
CRITICAL — New H3C is itself sanctioned (BIS-EntityList). A sanctioned node in the immediate supply path is a binary procurement risk that overrides all favorable factors.
Factors
Foreign-Origin Concentration73
Sole-Source Dependence30
Sanctions Exposure100
Downstream Criticality0
Restricted-party
- Self: FLAGGED (BIS-EntityList)
Recommended actions
- Treat as procurement veto candidate until counsel clears restricted-party status and ownership aggregation.
Public-data screening only. Not a substitute for counsel-reviewed OFAC/BIS diligence, ownership aggregation (OFAC 50% rule), or classified program BOM review. Name-matching has known recall gaps.