|
FWC Agreement No. 13127
<br />debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from
<br />participation in this transaction by any federal department or agency; and, that the Grantee shall
<br />not lmowingly enter into any lower tier agreement, or other covered transaction, with a person
<br />who is similarly debarred or suspended from participating in this covered transaction.
<br />B. Grantee Commission Certification. Upon execution of this Agreement by the Grantee, the
<br />Grantee shall complete, sign and return to the Commission a completed copy of Attachment B,
<br />Certifications and Assurances. This includes the Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
<br />and Other Responsibility Matters.
<br />28. PROHIBITION AGAINST LOBBYING.
<br />A. Grantee Certification — Payments to Influence. The Grantee certifies that no Federal
<br />appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, on or after December 22, 1989, by or on behalf
<br />of the Grantee, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of
<br />an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
<br />Member of Congress, in connection with the awarding, renewal, amending or modifying of any
<br />Federal agreement, grant, or cooperative agreement. If any non-federal funds are used for
<br />lobbying activities as described above in connection with this Agreement, the Grantee shall
<br />submit Standard Form -LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying", and shall file quarterly
<br />updates of any material changes. The Grantee shall require the language of this certification to be
<br />included in all subcontracts, and all subcontractors shall certify and disclose accordingly.
<br />B. Grantee —Refrain from Subcontracting with Certain Organizations. Pursuant to the
<br />Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Grantee agrees to refrain from entering into any
<br />subcontracts under this Agreement with any organization described in Section 501(44) of the
<br />Internal Revenue Code of 1986, unless such organization warrants that it does not, and will not,
<br />engage in lobbying activities prohibited by the Act as a special condition of the subcontract.
<br />C. Prohibition against Using Agreement Funds for the Purpose of Lobbying. In accordance
<br />with Section 216.347, F.S., the Grantee is hereby prohibited from using funds provided by this
<br />Agreement for the purpose of lobbying the Legislature, the judicial branch or a state agency.
<br />Upon request of the Commission's Inspector General, or other authorized State official, the
<br />Grantee shall provide any type of information the Inspector General deems relevant to the
<br />Grantee's integrity or responsibility.
<br />D. Grantee's Completion of Certifications and Assurances. Upon execution of this Agreement
<br />by the Grantee, the Grantee shall complete, sign and return to the Commission a completed copy
<br />of Attachment B, "Certifications and Assurances." This includes the Certification Regarding
<br />Lobbying.
<br />29. AGREEMENT -RELATED PROCUREMENT.
<br />A. PRIDE. In accordance with Section 946.515(6),1.'.5., if a product or service required for the
<br />performance of this Agreement is certified by or is available from Prison Rehabilitative Industries
<br />and Diversified Enterprises, Inc. (PRIDE) and has been approved in accordance with Subsection
<br />946.515(2), F.S., the following statement applies:
<br />It is expressly understood and agreed that any articles which are the
<br />subject of, or required to carry out, under this contract shall be purchased
<br />from [PRIDE] In the same manner and under the same procedures set
<br />Ver. October 15, 2013 Page 14 of 19
<br />119
<br />
|