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b . If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any Federal agency , a Member of Congress , an officer or employee of Congress , or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract , grant , loan , or cooperative agreement , the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form- LLL , " Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying , " in accordance with its instructions . (2 ) This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into . Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31 U . S . C . 1352 . Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $ 10 , 000 and not more than $ 100 , 000 for each such failure . (3 ) The prospective participant also agrees by submitting his or her bid or proposal that he or she shall require that the language of this certification be included in all lower tier subcontracts , which exceed $ 100 , 000 and that all such recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly . 17 . BUY AMERICA All steel or iron used must be produced in the United States , in accordance with 23 CFR 635 . 410 , as amended . All manufacturing processes , including grinding , drilling , welding , finishing or application of a coating , for such steel or iron materials , must occur in the United States . Coating includes all processes which protect or enhance the value of the material to which the coating is applied . If domestic steel or iron is taken outside of the United States for any process , it becomes foreign source material . If steel or iron will be a component of any manufactured product incorporated into the project , these same provisions apply, except that the manufacturer may use minimal quantities of foreign steel and iron when the cost of such foreign materials does not exceed $2 , 500 . The bidder shall complete and submit with its bid proposal a declaration certifying either compliance or noncompliance with Buy America . A certification form is attached . The contractor will also be required to provide , prior to incorporating the materials into the Project , certifications from the producer of steel or iron , or any produce containing steel or iron as a component , stating that all steel or iron furnished was produced entirely within the United States or was produced within the United States except for minimal quantities of foreign steel and iron valued at ($insert actual value ) . 18 . DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM ( 1 ) Polic . The contractor shall ensure that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises , as defined in 49 C . F . R. Part 26 , as amended , shall have the opportunity to participate in the performance of this project . In this regard , the contractor shall take all necessary and reasonable steps in accordance with applicable federal and state regulations , to ensure that the Disadvantaged Business Enterprises have the opportunity to compete for and perform contracts or subcontracts with respect to this Project . (2 ) DBE Availability Goal Percentage . The DBE Goal Percentage for this project is 8 . 1 % . This DBE availability goal percentage is not a mandatory contract specification , but it is a guide to inform the contractor of the work that could reasonably be contracted to a DBE . (3 ) DBE Certification . Only DBE firm (s ) certified by the FDOT Equal Opportunity Office shall be considered disadvantaged business enterprises for the purposes of this bid and any resulting contract . To verify whether a firm is certified as a DBE for the work being performed , the contractor must 21 12/28/2009 4:26:27 PM