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<br />otherwise ineligible to participate in covered transactions. To verify the eligibility of its principals, as well as the
<br />eligibility of any prospective lower tier participants, each participant may, but is not required to, check the
<br />System for Award Management Exclusions website
<br />(https://www.sam.gov/).
<br />9. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order
<br />to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and information of a participant is
<br />not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business
<br />dealings.
<br />10. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 6 of these instructions, if a participant in a covered
<br />transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment
<br />under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in
<br />this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency
<br />may terminate the transaction for cause or default.
<br />CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS—
<br />PRIMARY TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS
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<br />1. The prospective primary tier participant certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it and its
<br />principals:
<br />a. Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
<br />excluded from participating in covered transactions by any Federal department or agency;
<br />b. Have not within a three-year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a civil judgment
<br />rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining,
<br />attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) transaction or contract under a
<br />public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft,
<br />forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen
<br />property;
<br />c. Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity
<br />(Federal, State, or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1)(b)
<br />of this certification; and
<br />d. Have not within a three-year period preceding this application/proposal had one or more public
<br />transactions (Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause or default.
<br />2. Where the prospective primary tier participant is unable to certify to any of the Statements in this certification,
<br />such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.
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<br />INSTRUCTIONS FOR LOWER TIER PARTICIPANT CERTIFICATION
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<br />1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification set
<br />out below and agrees to comply with the requirements of 2 CFR parts 180 and 1200.
<br />2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this
<br />transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant knowingly
<br />rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the
<br />department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including
<br />suspension or debarment.
<br />3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person to which this
<br />proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was
<br />erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
<br />4. The terms covered transaction, civil judgment, debarment, suspension, ineligible, participant, person,
<br />principal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in this clause, are defined in 2 CFR parts 180 and 1200. You
<br />may contact the person to whom this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those
<br />regulations.
<br />5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that, should the proposed covered
<br />transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction with a person
<br />who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or
<br />voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or
<br />agency with which this transaction originated.
<br />6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include the clause
<br />titled “Instructions for Lower Tier Participant Certification” including the “Certification Regarding Debarment,
<br />Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered Transaction,” without modification, in
<br />all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions and will require
<br />lower tier participants to comply with 2 CFR parts 180 and 1200.
<br />7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier
<br />covered transaction that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, debarred,
<br />suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification
<br />is erroneous. A participant is responsible for ensuring that its principals are not suspended, debarred , or
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