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X  X'X    XX'?'!dE!?  c C&N&cERTIFICATIONc&&NR&N&cEGARDINGc&&ND&N&cEBARMENT,c&&NS&N&cUSPENSION,c&&NI&N&cNELIGIBILITY ` ANDc&&NV&N&cOLUNTARYc&&NE&N&cXCLUSION!c&&NL&N&cOWERc&&NT&N&cIERc&&NC&N&cOVEREDc&&NT&N&cRANSACTIONS  t   A) xdE A    &&N4  X'X INSTRUCTIONSFORCERTIFICATION  k  4  0 4   4!4! 0 4  XX'1. 4 Bysigningandsubmittingthisproposalform,theprospectivelowertierparticipantisprovidingthe C  certificationsetoutbelow. 4!4! 0 4   4!4!          0 4  2. 4 Thecertificationinthisclauseisamaterialrepresentationoffactuponwhichreliancewasplacedwhen    thistransactionwasenteredinto.Ifitislaterdeterminedthattheprospectivelowertierparticipantknowinglyrenderedanerroneouscertification,inadditiontootherremediesavailabletotheFederalGovernment,thedepartmentoragencywithwhichthistransactionoriginatedmaypursueavailableremedies,includingsuspensionand/ordebarment. 4!4!  7      0 4   4!4! 0 4  3. 4 Theprospectivelowertierparticipantshallprovideimmediatewrittennoticetothepersontowhichthis 'w  proposalissubmittedifatanytimetheprospectivelowertierparticipantlearnsthatitscertificationwaserroneouswhensubmittedorhadbecomeerroneousbyreasonofchangedcircumstances. 4!4! 0 4   4!4! 0 4  4. 4 Thetermscoveredtransaction,debarred,suspended,ineligible,lowertiercoveredtransaction, 7 participant,person,primarycoveredtransaction,principal,proposal,andvoluntarilyexcluded,as O usedinthisclause,havethemeaningsetoutintheDefinitionsandCoveragesectionsoftherulesimplementingExecutiveOrder12549.Youmaycontactthepersontowhichthisproposalissubmittedforassistanceinobtainingacopyofthoseregulations. 4!4! 0 4   4!4!          0 4  5. 4 Theprospectivelowertierparticipantagreesbysubmittingthisproposalthat,shouldtheproposed ' coveredtransactionbeenteredinto,itshallnotknowinglyenterintoanylowertiercoveredtransactionswithapersonwhoisproposedfordebarmentunder48CFRpart9,subpart9.4,debarred,suspended,declaredineligible,orvoluntarilyexcludedfromparticipationinthiscoveredtransaction,unlessauthorizedbythedepartmentoragencywithwhichthistransactionoriginated. 4!4!        0 4   4!4! 0 4  6. 4 Theprospectivelowertierparticipantfurtheragreesbysubmittingthisproposalthatitwillincludethe o! clausetitled CertificationRegardingDebarment,Suspension,IneligibilityandVoluntaryExclusionLowerTierCoveredTransaction,withoutmodification,inalllowertiercoveredtransactionsandinallsolicitationsforlowertiercoveredtransactions. 4!4! 0 4   4!4! 0 4  7. 4 Aparticipantinacoveredtransactionmayrelyuponacertificationofaprospectiveparticipantinalower C"& tiercoveredtransactionthatitisnotproposedfordebarmentunder48CFRpart9,subpart9.4,debarred,suspended,ineligible,orvoluntarilyexcludedfromthecoveredtransaction,unlessitknowsthatthecertificationiserroneous.Aparticipantmaydecidethemethodandfrequencybywhichitdeterminestheeligibilityofitsprincipals.Eachparticipantmay,butisnotrequiredto,checktheListofPartiesExcludedfromFederalProcurementandNonprocurementPrograms. 4!4! 0 4   4!4! 0 4  8. 4 Nothingcontainedintheforegoingshallbeconstruedtorequireestablishmentofasystemofrecordsin '"- ordertorenderingoodfaiththecertificationrequiredbythisclause.Theknowledgeandinformationofaparticipantisnotrequiredtoexceedthatwhichisnormallypossessedbyaprudentpersonintheordinarycourseofbusinessdealings. 4!4!   *%1 0 4   4!4! 0 4  9. 4 Exceptfortransactionsauthorizedunderparagraph5oftheseinstructions,ifaparticipantinacovered t transactionknowinglyentersintoalowertiercoveredtransactionwithapersonwhoisproposedfordebarmentunder48CFRpart9,subpart9.4,suspended,debarred,ineligible,orvoluntarilyexcludedfromparticipationinthistransaction,inadditiontootherremediesavailabletotheFederalGovernment,thedepartmentoragencywithwhichthistransactionoriginatedmaypursueavailableremedies,includingsuspensionand/ordebarment. 4!4! 0 4   4!4!   &    lll       X%Xl CERTIFICATION      6     XX%' F   l '   0 4  l (1) 4 Theprospectivelowertierparticipantcertifies,bysubmissionofthisproposal,thatneitheritnorits    principalsispresentlydebarred,suspended,proposedfordebarment,declaredineligible,orvoluntarilyexcludedfromparticipationinthistransactionbyanyFederaldepartmentoragency. 4!4! 0 4   4!4! 0 4  (2) 4 Wheretheprospectivelowertierparticipantisunabletocertifytoanyofthestatementsinthis   certification,suchprospectiveparticipantshallattachanexplanationtothisproposal. 4!4! 0 4   4!4! 0 4   4!4! 0 4    <      D      L    @  4!4! 0 4   4 OrganizationName <      D   PR/AwardorProjectNamex4!4! 0 4   4!4! 0 4    <      D      L    @ P4!4! 0 4   4 NameandTitle 4!4! 0 4   4!4! 0 4    <      D      L    @  4!4! 0 4   4 Signature  <      D      L Date`4!4!