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<br />or disqualified (defined at 2 C.F.R. § 180.935).
<br />b. Consultant must comply with 2 C.F.R. pt. 180, subpart C and 2 C.F.R. pt. 3000, subpart C and must
<br />include a requirement to comply with these regulations in any lower tier covered transaction it
<br />enters into.
<br />c. This certification is a material representation of fact relied upon by Client. If it is later determined
<br />that Consultant did not comply with 2 C.F.R. pt. 180, subpart C and 2 C.F.R. pt. 3000, subpart C, in
<br />addition to remedies available to Client, the Federal Government may pursue available remedies,
<br />including but not limited to suspension and/or debarment.
<br />d. The bidder or proposer agrees to comply with the requirements of 2 C.F.R. pt. 180, subpart C and
<br />2 C.F.R. pt. 3000, subpart C while this offer is valid and throughout the period of any contract that
<br />may arise from this offer. The bidder or proposer further agrees to include a provision requiring
<br />such compliance in its lower tier covered transactions.
<br />6. Compliance with Byrd Anti -Lobbying Amendment
<br />a. Consultant hereby certifies to the best of its knowledge that:
<br />i. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of Consultant,
<br />to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency,
<br />a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of
<br />Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal
<br />grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and
<br />the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract,
<br />grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
<br />ii. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any
<br />person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a
<br />Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of
<br />Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement,
<br />Consultant shall complete and submit Standard Form- LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report
<br />Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions.
<br />b. Consultant shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents
<br />for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans,
<br />and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
<br />Contractors who apply or bid for an award of $100,000 or more shall file the required certification.
<br />Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to
<br />pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
<br />of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
<br />member of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal contract, grant, or any other award
<br />covered by 31 U:S.C. § 1352. Each tier shall also disclose any lobbying with non -Federal funds that
<br />takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award. Such disclosures are forwarded from
<br />tier to tier up to the recipient.
<br />c. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this
<br />transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making
<br />or entering into this transaction imposed by 31, U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended by the Lobbying
<br />Disclosure Act of 1995). Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to
<br />a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
<br />d. By executing this Agreement, Consultant hereby certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy
<br />of each statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, Consultant understands
<br />and agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. § 3801 etseq., apply to this certification and disclosure,
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