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<br />I.. By signing raid submitting this proposal, the prospective recipient of federal assistance Rands is
<br />providing the certification as set out below.
<br />2. The oertti3cation hi this clause is a material 10Prosentation of fact upon which, reliance was placed
<br />when this transaction was entered into, If it is later determined that the prospective reotpient of
<br />federal assistance hauls knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies
<br />available to the Federal Government, the Dek7art=rrt of Labor (DOL) may pursuo available
<br />remedies, inclttdingsispensionand/or debarment,
<br />3, The prospective recipient of fhderal assistance funds shall provide immediate written notice to the
<br />person . to which this proposal. Is submitted if at arry time the prospective recipient of. federal
<br />assistince Rinds learns that Its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous
<br />by reason of changed oirounrstanGas.
<br />4. The terms "covered trausnotion,n "dubworl," "suspended,' "ineligible," "lower tier covered
<br />transaction," "partiolpant," "parson,' "pilmary covered transaction," "principal," "proposal," and
<br />"voluntarily oxcluded," as used III this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions grid
<br />Covea'age sections of rules lrnplaricatlng Executive Order 12549. You may contact the person to
<br />which this proposal Is submitted for assistance In obtaining a copy of those regulations,
<br />5. The prospective recipient of federal assistance funds agrees by submitting this proposal that, should
<br />tine proposed covered transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter Into any lower tier,
<br />covered transaction with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared inellgib1% or voluntarily
<br />excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by the DOL.
<br />b. The prospective recipient of federal assistance Rinds further agrees by submitting this proposal that
<br />it will include the clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and
<br />voluntary exclusion - Lower Tier Coverei. Transactions," without modifioation, in all. lower tier
<br />covered transactions and in all solfc[tatlons for lower tier covered transactions,
<br />7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a eertificatiou of a prospective participant in a
<br />lower tier covered transaction that it Is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded
<br />from the covered transactlon, untoss it knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant may
<br />decide the ineihod and frequency by which it detr.�mmas the eligibility of its principals. Rach
<br />participant may, but is not required to check tiro List Iuti w Fx_aludcxi firm i'rc>crucinent ar Now
<br />proerrt,��
<br />R, Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of It system of
<br />records in. order to render in good faith the cortli'leation required by this clause, The knowledge and
<br />Information of a participant is not 1'ecltuired to oxceed that which !s normally possessed by a prudent
<br />person hi the ordinary course of business dealings,
<br />9, Except for transactions authod-zed under paragraph 5 of these instructions, if It participant In a
<br />covered transaction knowingly entets into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is
<br />suspended, debarred, ineliglhlq or vohntarily exoludcd fi•orn participation In this transaction, in
<br />addition to other remedies available to the Federal. Government, the DOL may pursue availalrlG
<br />remedies, including susponMon and/or debarment,
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