; and (D) ensuring that recommended orders do not conflict with standards and guidelines issued under section 11331 of title 40 and that the Council consults with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology regarding any recommended orders that would implement standards and guidelines developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (2) Recommendations The Council shall use the criteria established under paragraph (1), information made available under subsection (a)(3), and any other information the Council determines appropriate to issue recommendations, for application to executive agencies or any subset thereof, regarding the exclusion of sources or covered articles from any executive agency procurement action, including source selection and consent for a contractor to subcontract, or the removal of covered articles from executive agency information systems. Such recommendations shall include— (A) information necessary to positively identify the sources or covered articles recommended for exclusion or removal; (B) information regarding the scope and applicability of the recommended exclusion or removal order; (C) a summary of any risk assessment reviewed or conducted in support of the recommended exclusion or removal order; (D) a summary of the basis for the recommendation, including a discussion of less intrusive measures that were considered and why such measures were not reasonably available to reduce supply chain risk; (E) a description of the actions necessary to implement the recommended exclusion or removal order; and (F) where practicable, in the Council’s sole and unreviewable discretion, a description of mitigation steps that could be taken by the source that may result in the Council rescinding a recommendation. (3) Notice of recommendation and review A notice of the Council’s recommendation under paragraph (2) shall be issued to any source named in the recommendation advising— (A) that a recommendation has been made