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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 Darts
<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 /> ( hops://www.sam.goL1).
<br /> 8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of
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