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FWC Agreement No. 19240
<br />CFR Part 401, "Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms
<br />Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements," and any implementing
<br />regulations issued by the awarding agency.
<br />G. Energy Efficiency. Mandatory standards and policies relating to energy efficiency which are
<br />contained in the State energy conservation plan issued in compliance with the Energy Policy and
<br />Conservation Act (Pub. L. 94-163, 89 Stat. 871).
<br />H. Debarment and Suspension Contractor Federal Certification. In accordance with Federal
<br />Executive Order 12549 and 2 CFR Part 1400 regarding Debarment and Suspension, the Grantee
<br />certifies that neither it, nor its principals, is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment,
<br />declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any federal
<br />department or agency; and, that the Grantee shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier contract, or
<br />other covered transaction, with a person who is similarly debarred or suspended from participating in
<br />this covered transaction.
<br />I. Prohibition against Lobbying.
<br />i. 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
<br />behalf of the Grantee, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or
<br />_ employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an
<br />employee of a Member of Congress, in connection with the awarding, renewal, amending
<br />_ or modifying of any Federal contract, grant, or cooperative agreement. The Grantee also
<br />certifies that they have not engaged any registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of
<br />1995 who has made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Grantee with respect to this Contract
<br />and its related federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement; or, if the Grantee has
<br />engaged any registrant with respect to this Contract and its related Federal contract, grant,
<br />loan, or cooperative agreement, the Grantee shall, prior to or upon execution of this
<br />Contract, provide the Commission Contract Manager a signed declaration listing the name
<br />of any said registrant. During the term of this Contract, and at the end of each Calendar
<br />quarter in which any event occurs that materially affects the accuracy of this certification
<br />or declaration, the Grantee shall file an updated declaration with the Commission's
<br />Contract Manager. If any non-federal funds are used for lobbying activities as described
<br />above in connection with this Contract, the Grantee shall submit Standard Form -LLL,
<br />"Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying", and shall file quarterly updates of any material
<br />changes. The Grantee shall require the language of this certification to be included in all
<br />subcontracts, and all subcontractors shall certify and disclose accordingly.
<br />ii. 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 Contract with any organization described in Section 501(c)(4) of
<br />the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, unless such organization warrants that it does not, and
<br />will not, engage in lobbying activities prohibited by the Act as a special condition of the
<br />subcontract.
<br />J. Compliance with Office of Management and Budget Circulars. As applicable, Grantee shall
<br />comply with the following Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance (2 CFR
<br />200).
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