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20 <br />its certification was erroneous by reason of changed <br />circumstances. <br />4) The terms "covered transaction," "debarred," "suspended," <br />"ineligible," "lower tier covered transaction," <br />"principal," "proposal," and "voluntarily excluded," as <br />used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the <br />Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing <br />Executive Order 12549. You may contact the LA for <br />assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations. <br />5) The WIA Contractor agrees by signing this Contract <br />Document that, should the proposed covered transaction be <br />entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower <br />tier covered transaction with a person who is debarred, <br />suspended, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded <br />from participation in this covered transaction, unless <br />authorized by the DOL. <br />6) The WIA Contractor further agrees by signing this <br />Contract Document that it will include the clause titled <br />"Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, <br />Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion" Lower Tier Covered <br />Transaction," without modification, in all lower tier <br />covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower <br />tier covered transactions. <br />7) A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a <br />certification of a prospective participant in a lower <br />tier covered transaction that is not debarred, suspended, <br />ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the covered <br />transaction, unless it knows that the certification is <br />erroneous. A participant may decide the method and <br />frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its <br />principals. Each participant may but is not required to <br />check the List of Parties Excluded from Procurement Non - <br />procurement Proarams. <br />8) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to <br />require establishment of a system of records in order to <br />render in good faith the certification required by this <br />clause. The knowledge and information of a participant <br />is not required to exceed that which is normally <br />possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of <br />business dealings. <br />9) Except for transactions authorized under paragraph (5) of <br />this section, if a participant in a covered transaction <br />knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction <br />with a person who is suspended, debarred, ineligible, or <br />voluntary excluded from participation in this <br />transaction, in addition to other remedies available to <br />the Federal Government, the DOL may pursue available <br />remedies, including suspension and /or debarment. <br />E. Union Concurrence: <br />Local Workforce Area Contract Agreement Page 19 of 29 <br />Amended 7/14 <br />