WE SOURCE RESPONSIBLY
Our Robust Supply Chain Sourcing
Foxguard has a compliant and trusted supply chain sourcing program for all our components, products, and services.
Why Supply Chain Matters
At Foxguard, we do not just buy and sell widgets or services. We have developed:
- A network of strategic alliance partners
- Automation to streamline information for your unique needs
- A trusted supply chain to ensure compliance
What Agile Supply Chain Strategies Mean for You
Our coordinated, agile supply chain strategy seamlessly allows:
- End-of-life (EOL) notifications
- Last time buy (LTB) and stocking program
- Low total landed cost while maximizing quality
- Adherence to legal compliance and human rights
How We Leverage Our Partnerships
No Compromise Partnerships
Our selected partners share our dedication to corporate social responsibility, adherence to government regulations including import/export compliance, quality, agile logistics, trusted sourcing, and a robust supply chain.
Extensive, Robust, and Complianat Global Supply Chain Solutions
Benefits of Our Supply Chain Network
We implement performance management strategies for our vendors. This sets expectations and delivers benefits we pass on to you:
- Best quality
- Quick delivery
- Responsiveness
- Reliable Lead-times
- Promised-by dates
- Cost competitiveness
- Availability
Our strategic alliances
Our strategic alliances also afford you the following:
- Valuable collaboration
- Quick access to documentation and technical support
- Peer-level communication: engineer-to-engineer, quality-to-quality, or buyer-to-buyer
- Focus on quality control with necessary product documentation
- Access to product life cycle and roadmap
- Sourcing through a trusted supply chain
Tier 1 Status
Maintaining consistent and strong partnerships with numerous enterprise-level vendors (e.g., HP, Intel, Dell, Microsoft, and others) offers significant benefits:
- Technical and sales knowledge of products and services
- Additional Cost savings
- Priority status and shorter lead-time
- Access to quality and technology experts
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Did You Know?
A bill of materials (BOM) for a SCADA rack system (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) may include more than 70 components and subassemblies sourced from six countries of origin through multiple distributors and vendors. Foxguard’s engineering, sourcing, and compliance teams ensure components meet all requirements including export and regulatory, need for a license to export, and a Harmonized Tariff Schedules (HTS).
In addition, due diligence is required to ensure that:
- Items do not come from or ship to embargoed or sanctioned countries or restricted individuals.
- Raw materials (minerals) in all components are not sourced in a conflict region.
ROBUST SUPPLY CHAIN SOURCING
Global Supply Chain and Government Regulations
Executive Orders, National Security, and the Supply Chain
Executive Orders of the U.S. prohibit certain companies as a source of supply. This prohibition must also flow to OEM tier 1 and tier 1 sub-suppliers.
Examples of relevant Executive Orders for Foxguard products include:
- Executive Order 14017 proposes eight recommendations to mitigate risk and strengthen supply chain resiliency.
- Executive Order 13873 addresses securing the nation’s information and communications technology (ICT) supply chain relative to foreign adversaries.
- Executive Order 13920 prohibits the installation of Bulk-Power System (BPS) equipment related to any foreign adversary, establishes pre-qualified equipment and vendors, and identifies and replaces now prohibited BPS equipment already in use.
When the End-User Is the Government
The following government requirements impact the supply chain if the end-user is the U.S. Government (not for commercial sale):
- Trade Agreements Act (TAA): Companies who obtain a General Services Administration GSA contract to sell to the Government are bound by the TAA, requiring products to be “substantially transformed” in the United States or a TAA-designated country.
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS): A set of restrictions to protect the U.S. defense industry from vulnerabilities associated with foreign sources of supply. Specific clauses are flowed down via contracts to the systems integrator.
- Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS): DPAS-rated orders require preferential acceptance prioritization and scheduling orders to meet required delivery dates for items a company typically supplies.
6 REASONS TO TRUST FOXGUARD
6 Reasons to Trust Foxguard Supply Chain Sourcing
When choosing who will design and build your computer prototype or who will be your computer system integrator, you know you can rely on our supply chain management.
60+ years of combined supply chain experience
Robust tools and systems that ensure availability and compliance
Negotiations for the highest quality, quickest delivery, and lowest landed cost
Established qualified partnerships and supply chain
Maintenance of a secure supply chain
Corporate social responsibility
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