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transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency entering into this <br />transaction. <br />g The prospective primary participant further agrees by submitting this proposal that it <br />will include the clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, <br />Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion -Lower Tier Covered Transaction," provided by <br />the department or agency entering into this covered transaction, without <br />modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier <br />covered transactions. <br />h 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, <br />ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows that <br />the certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by <br />which it determines the eligibility of its principals Each participant may, but is not <br />required to, check the nonprocurement portion of the "Lists of Parties Excluded From <br />Federal Procurement or Nonprocurement Programs" (Nonprocurement List) which is <br />compiled by the General Services Administration <br />i. 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 <br />clause The knowledge and information of participant is not required to exceed that <br />which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business <br />dealings. <br />Except for transactions authorized under paragraph f of these instructions, if a <br />participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered <br />transaction with a person who is suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily <br />excluded from participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies available <br />to the Federal Government, the department or agency may terminate this transaction <br />for cause or default. <br />Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion --Primary <br />Covered Transactions <br />1 The prospective primary participant certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief, <br />that it and its principals. <br />a. Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, <br />or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal department or agency; <br />b Have not within a 3 -year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a <br />civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with <br />obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State or local) transaction or contract <br />under a public transaction, violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of <br />embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, <br />or receiving stolen property; <br />c Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a <br />governmental entity (Federal, State or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in <br />paragraph 1 b of this certification, and <br />d Have not within a 3 -year period preceding this application/proposal had one or more <br />public transactions (Federal, State or local) terminated for cause or default. <br />2 Where the prospective primary participant is unable to certify to any of the statements <br />in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal. <br />17 <br />