2011-415 Health- State of NC Health Dept contract extention

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8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause.The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings. 9. Except for transactions authorized in paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended,debarred,ineligible,or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction,in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government,the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies,including suspension,and/or debarment. Certification a. The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this document, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended,proposed for debarment,declared ineligible,or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency. b. Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification,such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal. V. Certification Regarding Lobbying The Contractor certifies,to the best of his or her knowledge and belief,that: 1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency,a Member of Congress,an officer or employee of Congress,or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract,continuation, renewal,amendment,or modification of any Federal contract,grant,loan,or cooperative agreement. 2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federally funded contract,grant,loan,or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form SF-LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions. Standard Form SF-LLL and its instructions are located at the following URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/omb/grmwsflllin.R 3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award document for subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) who receive federal funds of$100,000.00 or more and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. 4. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352,Title 31,U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than$10,000.00 and not more than$100,000.00 for each such failure.