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