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<br /> 7 <br />of a civil monetary penalty of up to $1,000.00 per day and/or the imposition of an administrative compliance order <br />on the responsible entity. <br /> <br />The Contractor certifies that it will comply with the requirements of the Act. The Contractor further agrees that it <br />will require the language of this certification be included in any subawards that contain provisions for children's <br />services and that all subgrantees shall certify accordingly. <br /> <br />IV. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion Lower Tier <br />Covered Transactions <br /> <br />Instructions <br /> <br />[The phrase "prospective lower tier participant" means the Contractor.] <br /> <br />1. By signing and submitting this document, the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification set <br />out below. <br /> <br />2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of the fact upon which reliance was placed when this <br />transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant knowingly <br />rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the <br />department or agency with which this transaction originate may pursue available remedies, including <br />suspension and/or debarment. <br /> <br />3. The prospective lower tier participant will provide immediate written notice to the person to whom this proposal <br />is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was erroneous when <br />submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances. <br /> <br />4. The terms "covered transaction," "debarred," "suspended," "ineligible," "lower tier covered transaction," <br />"participant," "person," "primary covered transaction," "principal," "proposal," and "voluntarily excluded," as used <br />in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing <br />Executive Order 12549, 45 CFR Part 76. You may contact the person to whom this proposal is submitted for <br />assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations. <br /> <br />5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that, should the proposed covered <br />transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter any lower tier covered transaction with a person w ho is <br />debarred, suspended, determined ineligible or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction <br />unless authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction originated. <br /> <br />6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this document that it will include the clause <br />titled "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion --Lower Tier <br />Covered Transaction," without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower <br />tier covered transactions. <br /> <br />7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier <br />covered transaction that it is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered <br />transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and <br />frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but is not required to, <br />check the Nonprocurement List. <br /> <br />8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order <br />to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and information of a participant <br />is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of <br />business dealings. <br /> <br />9. Except for transactions authorized in paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction <br />knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended, debarred, ineligible, or <br />voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal <br />Government, the department or agency with which thi s transaction originated may pursue available remedies, <br />including suspension, and/or debarment. <br /> <br />Certification <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: A80A68F0-12D3-42DA-80C7-45C66A2BB398