Automated data processing equipment

Definition
Automated data processing equipment (ADPE) is

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 * (2)(A) . . . any equipment or interconnected system or subsystems of equipment that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching interchange, transmission, or reception, of data or information &mdash;
 * (i) by a Federal agency, or
 * (ii) under a contract with a Federal agency which &mdash;
 * (I) requires the use of such equipment, or
 * (II) requires the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product which is performed or produced making significant use of such equipment.


 * (B) Such term includes—
 * (i) computers;
 * (ii) ancillary equipment;
 * (iii) software, firmware, and similar procedures;
 * (iv) services, including support services; and
 * (v) related resources as defined by regulations issued by the Administrator for General Services.


 * (3) This section does not apply to—
 * (A) automatic data processing equipment acquired by a Federal contractor which is incidental to the performance of a Federal contract;
 * (B) radar, sonar, radio, or television equipment;
 * (C) the procurement by the Department of Defense of automatic data processing equipment or services if the function, operation, or use of which—
 * (i) involves intelligence activities;
 * (ii) involves cryptologic activities related to national security;
 * (iii) involves the command and control of military forces;
 * (iv) involves equipment which is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or
 * (v) is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions, provided that this exclusion shall not include automatic data processing equipment used for routine administrative and business applications such as payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management; or


 * (D) the procurement of automatic data processing equipment or services by the Central Intelligence Agency.