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<br />transaction with a person who is debaned, suspended, declared ineligible, or volu~tarily excluded
<br />from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized in writing by Recipie t.
<br />6. The Contractor further agrees by submitting this proposal or entering into this Con ract that it will
<br />include the clauses 10 and 1 l, below, without modification, in all lower tier covered ransactions and
<br />in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
<br />7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospecti e participant in
<br />a lower tier covered transaction that it is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or volu tarily excluded
<br />from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A articipant may
<br />decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its incipals. Each
<br />participant may, but is not required to, check the Nonprocurement List issued b U.S. General
<br />Service Administration.
<br />8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishme t of system of
<br />records in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and
<br />information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possess d by a prudent
<br />person in the ordinary course of business dealings.
<br />9. Except for transactions authorized under Paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a articipant in a
<br />covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is
<br />suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in
<br />addition to all remedies available to the Federal Government, Recipient may p rsue available
<br />remedies including suspension and/or debarment.
<br />10. The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this bid or propo al, that neither
<br />it nor its "principals" [as defined at 49 C.F.R. § 29.105(p)] is presently debarr d, suspended,
<br />proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from parti ipation in this
<br />transaction by any Federal department or agency.
<br />11. When the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to the st
<br />certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.
<br />Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment, 31 U.S.C. 1352, as amended by the Lobbying I
<br />1995, P.L. 104-65 [to be codified at 2 U.S.C. § 1601, et seq.]
<br />49 CFR PART 20--CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
<br />The undersigned Contractor certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, ~
<br />(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on
<br />undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or ~
<br />agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee ~
<br />Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of an;
<br />the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, anc
<br />continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, ~
<br />cooperative agreement.
<br />(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be pai
<br />for making lobbying contacts to an officer or employee of any agency, a Member ~
<br />officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in conn
<br />Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall comp
<br />Standard Form--LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its
<br />amended by "Government wide Guidance for New Restrictions on Lobbying," 61
<br />ts in this
<br />re Act of
<br />behalf of the
<br />mployee of an
<br />F a Member of
<br />Federal grant,
<br />the extension,
<br />rant, loan, or
<br />to any person
<br />Congress, an
<br />tion with this
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