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If the Subrecipient, with the funds authorized by this Agreement, enters into a contract, then any such contract must include the following clause: i. Byrd Anti -Lobbying Amendment, 31 U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended). Contractors who apply or bid for an award of $100,000 or more shall file the required certification. Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal contract, grant, or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. § 1352. Each tier shall also disclose any lobbying with non -Federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the Subrecipient. (30)CONTRACTING WITH SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESSES, WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, AND LABOR SURPLUS AREA FIRMS a. If the Subrecipient, with the funds authorized by this Agreement, seeks to procure goods or services, then, in accordance with 2 C.F.R. §200.321, the Subrecipient must take the following affirmative steps to assure that minority businesses, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms are used whenever possible: i. Placing qualified small and minority businesses and women's business enterprises on solicitation lists; ii. Assuring that small and minority businesses, and women's business enterprises are solicited whenever they are potential sources; iii. Dividing total requirements, when economically feasible, into smaller tasks or quantities to permit maximum participation by small and minority businesses, and women's business enterprises; iv. Establishing delivery schedules, where the requirement permits, which encourage participation by small and minority businesses, and women's business enterprises; V. Using the services and assistance, as appropriate, of such organizations as the Small Business Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce; and vi. Requiring the prime contractor, if subcontracts are to be let, to take the affirmative steps listed in paragraphs (i). through v. of this subparagraph. b. The requirement outlined in subparagraph a. above, sometimes referred to as "socioeconomic contracting," does not impose an obligation to set aside either the solicitation or award of a contract to these types of firms. Rather, the requirement only imposes an obligation to carry out and document the six affirmative steps identified above. c. The "socioeconomic contracting" requirement outlines the affirmative steps that the Subrecipient must take; the requirements do not preclude the Subrecipient from undertaking additional steps to involve small and minority businesses and women's business enterprises. d. The requirement to divide total requirements, when economically feasible, into smaller tasks or quantities to permit maximum participation by small and minority businesses, and women's business enterprises, does not authorize the Subrecipient to break a single project down into smaller components in order to circumvent the micro -purchase or small purchase thresholds so as to utilize streamlined acquisition procedures (e.g. "project splitting"). 14