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INSTRUCTIONS FOR CER'TITI,CATION <br />1, By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective recipient of federal assistance funds is <br />providing the certification as set out below. <br />2, The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed <br />when this transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective recipient of <br />federal assistance funds knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies <br />available to the Federal Government, the Department of Labor (DOL) may pursue available <br />remedies, including susp ension and/or debarment. <br />The prospective recipient of federal assistance funds shall provide immediate written notice to the <br />person to which. this proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective recipient of federal <br />assistance funds learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted 'or has become erroneous <br />by reason of changed circumstances, <br />4. The terms "covered. transaction," "debarred," "suspended," "nneligible," "lower tier covered <br />transaction," "partichpailt," "person," "primary Covered transaction," "principal," f1proposal," and <br />"voluntarily excluded," as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and <br />Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive Order 12549, You may contact the person to <br />which this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations, <br />5. The prospective recipient of federal assistance funds agrees by submitting this proposal that, should <br />the proposed covered transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier <br />covered transaction with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily <br />excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by the DOL. <br />b. The prospective recipient of federal assistance funds further agrees by submittittg this proposal that <br />it will include the clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and <br />voluntary exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions," without modification, in all lower tier <br />covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions, <br />7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a <br />lower tier covered transaction that it is riot debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded <br />from the coverod transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant tray <br />decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each <br />participant may, but is not required to cheep the List of Parties Excluded from Procurement or Non- <br />Proctrremeint Pro ►at; airs. <br />8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establislunent of a system of <br />records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The lmowledge and <br />information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent <br />person in the ordinary course of business dealings, <br />9. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a <br />covered transaction Imowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is <br />suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded .from participation in this transaction, in <br />addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the DOL may pursue available <br />remedies, including suspension and/or debarment. <br />EXHIBIT C <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />