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its principals:
<br />a. Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or
<br />voluntarily excluded from participating in covered transactions by any Federal department
<br />or agency;
<br />b. Have not within a three-year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a civil
<br />judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection
<br />with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local)
<br />transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust
<br />statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of
<br />records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
<br />c. Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a
<br />governmental entity (Federal, State, or local) with commission of any of the offenses
<br />enumerated in paragraph (1)(b) of this certification; and
<br />d. Have not within a three-year period preceding this application/proposal had one or more
<br />public 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
<br />certification, such 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
<br />certification set out below and agrees to comply with the requirements of 2 CFR parts 180 and
<br />1200.
<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 lower tier
<br />participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to
<br />the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may
<br />pursue available remedies, including suspension or debarment.
<br />3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person to
<br />which this proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that
<br />its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of
<br />changed circumstances.
<br />4. The terms covered transaction, civil judgment, debarment, suspension, ineligible, participant,
<br />person, principal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in this clause, are defined in 2 CFR parts
<br />180 and 1200. You may contact the person to whom this proposal is submitted for assistance in
<br />obtaining a copy of those regulations.
<br />5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that, should the proposed
<br />covered transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered
<br />transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4,
<br />debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered
<br />transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction originated.
<br />6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include
<br />the clause titled "Instructions for Lower Tier Participant Certification" including the "Certification
<br />Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion —Lower Tier Covered
<br />Transaction," without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for
<br />lower tier covered transactions and will require lower tier participants to comply with 2 CFR parts
<br />180 and 1200.
<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 not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart
<br />9_4, debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction, unless it
<br />knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant is responsible for ensuring that its principals
<br />are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to participate in covered transactions. To verify
<br />the eligibility of its principals, as well as the eligibility of any prospective lower tier participants, each
<br />participant may, but is not required to, check the System for Award Management Exclusions
<br />website
<br />( https://www.sam.go0.
<br />8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of
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