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DARFUR CONTRACTING ACT Effective January 1, 2009, procurements for Non- Information Technology (Non -IT) goods or services must address the requirements of this Act. The Act is intended to preclude State agencies generally from contracting with SCRUTINIZED companies that do business in the African nation of Sudan (of which the Darfur region is a part), for the reasons described in Public Contract Code section 10475. A SCRUTINIZED company is a company doing specified types of business in Sudan as defined in Public Contract Code section 10476. SCRUTINIZED companies are ineligible to, and cannot, bid on or submit a proposal for a contract with a State agency for Non -IT goods or services (Public Contract Code section 10477(a)). Public Contract Code section 10478 (a) requires a company that currently has (or within the previous three years has had) business activities or other operations outside of the United States to certify that it is not a SCRUTINIZED company in order to submit a bid or proposal to a State agency. A SCRUTINIZED company may still, however, submit a bid or proposal for a contract with a State agency for goods or services if the company first obtains permission from the Department of General Services (DGS) according to the criteria set forth in Public Contract Code section 10477(b). If your company, within the previous three years, had any business activities or other operations outside of the United States, you need to complete the Darfur Contracting Act Certification. This applies regardless of the procurement approach, method, or solicitation format used including, but not limited to: Formal Bids, Informal Bids, Request for Proposals, Invitation for Bids, Non - Competitive Bids, the SB /DVBE Option, and under $5,000 fair and reasonable pricing. FDO19 (Rev. 7/28/10)