NOTICE TO DHS CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS ON SUSPENDING HSAR CLASS DEVIATION 21-01

Description: The Department of Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) Class Deviaiton 21-01 is immediately suspended based on a preliminary injunciton issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on December 22, 2020. Background/Notes: HSAR Class Deviation 21-01 was issued to implement requirements of Executive Order 13950 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping . On December 22, 2020, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction, enjoining Sections 4 and 5 of Executive Order 13950. So long as the December 22, 2020 preliminary injunction remains in force, the government shall not enforce any provisions contained in government contracts or subcontracts added pursuant to Section 4(a) of Executive Order 13950; the government shall not cancel, terminate, or suspend in whole or in part, any contractor or subcontractors’ government contracts, nor declare any contractor or subcontractor ineligible for further government contracts, nor impose any other sanctions, on the basis of purported noncompliance with the Executive Order or any agency action implementing Section 4 or 5 of the Executive Order; and the government will not require contractors or subcontractors to provide notice of any commitments under the Executive Order or any contract term inserted pursuant to the Executive Order to their respective labor unions or employee representatives. To the extent that you have included the Executive Order’s provisions in subcontracts, please provide them with a copy of this notice .