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<br />7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective <br />participant in a lower tier covered transaction that is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, <br />or voluntarily excluded from covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is <br />erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency of which it determines <br />the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but is not required to, check the <br />Nonprocurement List. <br />8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a <br />system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. <br />The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is <br />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 <br />a covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person <br />who is suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this <br />transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the <br />department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available <br />remedies, including suspension, and/or debarment. <br />Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - <br />Lower Tier Covered .Transactions - - -- <br />(1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this document, that <br />neither it or its principals is presently debarred, suspend, proposed for debarment, <br />declazed ineligible, nor voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any <br />Federal department or agency. <br />(2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements <br />in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this <br />proposal. <br />~\~i/l.ec~_ <br />Author' d Agency Official Signature Title <br />Official Ag cy Name ~Q~~ ySv~J~i~'-= <br />(Signature should be same as Contract signature) <br />.t,, . ~ .s ~ ; ? tt2 Q t . <br />i1 ii `~~i j'~l- ii~ ~t~~f~'~ ~f6r4 <br />• <br />Debarment 5/04 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />