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1. The prospective primary tier participant certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief,that it and its principals:
<br />a. Are not presently debarred,suspended,proposed for debarment,declared ineligible,or voluntarily excluded
<br />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 rendered
<br />against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining,attempting to obtain,or
<br />performing a public(Federal,State,or local)transaction or contract under a public transaction;violation of
<br />Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement,theft,forgery,bribery,falsification or
<br />destruction of records,making false statements,or receiving stolen property;
<br />c. Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity(Federal,
<br />State,or local)with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph(1)(b)of this certification;
<br />and
<br />d. Have not within a three-year period preceding this application/proposal had one or more public transactions
<br />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,such
<br />prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.
<br />INSTRUCTIONS FOR LOWER TIER PARTICIPANT CERTIFICATION
<br />1. By signing and submitting this proposal,the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below
<br />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 transaction was
<br />entered into.If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous
<br />certification,in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government,the department or agency with which this
<br />transaction originated may pursue available remedies,including suspension or debarment.
<br />3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person to which this proposal is
<br />submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was erroneous when
<br />submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
<br />4. The terms covered transaction,civil judgment,debarment,suspension,ineligible,participant,person,principal,and
<br />voluntarily excluded,as used in this clause,are defined in 2 CFR parts 180 and 1200.You may contact the person to
<br />whom this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.
<br />5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that,should the proposed covered transaction be
<br />entered into,it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for
<br />debarment under 48 CFR part 9,subpart 9.4,debarred,suspended,declared ineligible,or voluntarily excluded from
<br />participation in this covered transaction,unless authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction
<br />originated.
<br />6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include the clause titled
<br />Instructions for Lower Tier Participant Certification"including the"Certification Regarding Debarment,Suspension,
<br />Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered Transaction,"without modification,in all lower tier covered
<br />transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions and will require lower tier participants to comply
<br />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 covered
<br />transaction that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9,subpart 9.4,debarred,suspended,ineligible,or
<br />voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction,unless it knows that the certification is erroneous.A participant is
<br />responsible for ensuring that its principals are not suspended,debarred,or otherwise ineligible to participate in covered
<br />transactions.To verify the eligibility of its principals,as well as the eligibility of any prospective lower tier participants,
<br />each participant may,but is not required to,check the System for Award Management Exclusions website
<br />https://www.sam.gov/).
<br />8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in
<br />good faith the certification required by this clause.The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to
<br />exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent 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 covered transaction
<br />knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9,
<br />subpart 9.4,suspended,debarred,ineligible,or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction,in addition to
<br />other remedies available to the Federal Government,the department or agency with which this transaction originated may
<br />pursue available remedies,including suspension or debarment.
<br />CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT,SUSPENSION,INELIGIBILITY AND VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION—
<br />LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS
<br />The prospective lower tier participant certifies,by submission of this proposal,that neither it nor its principals is presently
<br />debarred,suspended,proposed for debarment,declared ineligible,or voluntarily excluded from participating in covered
<br />transactions by any Federal department or agency.
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