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11 <br /> Certifications and Assurances Fiscal Year 2019 <br /> Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards,"2 C.F.R.Part 200,particularly <br /> 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.317-200.326 "Procurement Standards; <br /> (b) Federal laws, regulations, and requirements applicable to FTA procurements; and <br /> (c) The latest edition of FTA Circular 4220.1 and other applicable Federal guidance. <br /> 1.4. Suspension and Debarment. <br /> Pursuant to Executive Order 12549, as implemented at 2 C.F.R. Parts 180 and 1200,prior to <br /> entering into a covered transaction with an applicant, FTA must determine whether the applicant <br /> is excluded from participating in covered non procurement transactions. For this purpose, FTA <br /> is authorized to collect a certification from each applicant regarding the applicant's exclusion <br /> status. 2 C.F.R. §180.300.Additionally, each applicant must disclose any information required <br /> by 2 C.F.R. §180.335 about the applicant and the applicant's principals prior to entering into <br /> an award agreement with FTA. This certification serves both purposes. <br /> The applicant certifies,to the best of its knowledge and belief,that the applicant and each of its <br /> principals: <br /> (a) Is not presently debarred, suspended,proposed for debarment, declared ineligible,or <br /> voluntarily or involuntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal <br /> department or agency; <br /> (b) Has not,within the preceding three years, been convicted of or had a civil judgment <br /> rendered against him or her for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection <br /> with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public or private agreement or <br /> transaction;violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes, including those proscribing <br /> price fixing between competitors, allocation of customers between competitors, and bid <br /> rigging; commission of embezzlement,theft,forgery,bribery, falsification or destruction <br /> of records,making false statements,tax evasion,receiving stolen property, making false <br /> claims, or obstruction of justice; or commission of any other offense indicating a lack of <br /> business integrity or business honesty; <br /> (c) Is not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental <br /> entity(Federal, State, or local)with commission of any offense described in paragraph <br /> (b)of this certification; <br /> (d) Has not,within the preceding three years,had one or more public transactions (Federal, <br /> State, or local)terminated for cause or default. <br /> CATEGORY 2. TAX LIABILITY AND FELONY CONVICTIONS. <br /> Federal appropriations acts since at least 2014 have prohibited FTA from using funds to enter <br /> into an agreement with any corporation that has unpaid Federal tax liabilities or recent felony <br /> convictions without first considering the corporation for debarment.As prescribed by U.S. DOT <br /> Order 4200.6, FTA requires each applicant to certify as to its tax and felony status. <br /> 5 <br />