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22.0 Unreasonable Restrictions on Competition - This condition applies with respect to any procurement of property or
<br />services funded (in whole or in part) by this award, by the recipient (or subrecipient at any tier), and regardless of the
<br />dollar amount of the purchase or acquisition, the method of procurement, or the nature of any legal instrument used. The
<br />provisions of this condition must be among those included in any subaward (at any tier).
<br />1) Consistent with the (DOJ) Part 200 Uniform Requirements -- including as set out at 2 C.F.R. 200.300 and 200.319(a)
<br />— Recipient (or subrecipient at any tier) may (in any procurement transaction) discriminate against any person or
<br />entity on the basis of such person or entity's status as an "associate of the federal government" (or on the basis of
<br />such person or entity's status as a parent, affiliate, or subsidiary of such an associate), except as expressly set out
<br />in 2 C.F.R. 200.319(a) or as specifically authorized by USDOJ.
<br />2) Monitoring of compliance with the requirements of this condition will be conducted by FDLE.
<br />3) The term "associate of the federal government" means any person or entity engaged or employed (in the past or at
<br />present) by or on behalf of the federal government -- as an employee, contractor or subcontractor (at any tier), award
<br />recipient or -subrecipient (at any tier), agent, or otherwise -- in undertaking any work, project, or activity for or on
<br />behalf of (or in providing goods or services to or on behalf of) the federal government, and includes any applicant for
<br />such employment or engagement, and any person or entity committed by legal instrument to undertake any such
<br />work, project, or activity (or to provide such goods or services) in future.
<br />4) Nothing in this condition shall be understood to authorize or require any recipient, any subrecipient at any tier, or any
<br />person or other entity, to violate any federal law, including any applicable civil rights or nondiscrimination law.
<br />23.0 Non -Disclosure Agreements - No recipient or entity that receives a procurement contract or subcontract with any funds
<br />under this award, may require any employee or contractor to sign an internal confidentiality agreement or statement that
<br />prohibits or otherwise restricts, or purports to prohibit or restrict, the reporting of waste, fraud, or abuse to an investigative
<br />or law enforcement representative of a federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.
<br />24.0 Whistleblower Protections - An employee of a recipient (at any tier) must not be discharged, demoted, or otherwise
<br />discriminated against as a reprisal for disclosing to a person or body described in paragraph (a)(2) of 41 U.S.C. 4712
<br />information that the employee reasonably believes is evidence of gross mismanagement of a Federal contract or grant,
<br />a gross waste of Federal funds, an abuse of authority relating to a Federal contract or grant, a substantial and specific
<br />danger to public health or safety, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a Federal contract (including the
<br />competition for or negotiation of a contract) or grant.
<br />The recipient and subrecipient must inform their employees in writing of employee whistleblower rights and protections
<br />under 41 U.S.C. 4712.
<br />25.0 Confidential Funds and Confidential Funds Certificate - A signed certification that the Project Director or Implementing
<br />Agency Chief Official has read, understands, and agrees to abide by all conditions for confidential funds outlined in
<br />Section 3.12 of the DOJ Grants Financial Guide is required for all projects that involve confidential funds. The signed
<br />certification must be submitted at the time of award application. Confidential Funds certifications must be signed by the
<br />recipient Chief Official or an individual with formal, written signature authority for the Chief Official.
<br />Prior to the reimbursement of expenditures for confidential funds, the recipient must compile and maintain a Cl Funds
<br />Tracking Sheet to record all disbursements under the award. The completed form must be submitted with the payment
<br />request for OCJG review.
<br />26.0 For JAG: Task Force Training Requirement -The recipient agrees that within 120 days of award, each current member
<br />of a law enforcement task force funded with these funds who is a task force commander, agency executive, task force
<br />officer, or other task force member of equivalent rank, will complete required online (internet-based) task force training.
<br />The training can be accessed https://www.centf.org/CTFLI/.
<br />All current and new task force members are required to complete this training once during the life of the award, or once
<br />every four years if multiple awards include this requirement. This training addresses task force effectiveness as well as
<br />other key issues including privacy and civil liberties/rights, task force performance measurement, personnel selection,
<br />and task force oversight and accountability.
<br />When FDLE awards funds to support a task force, the recipient must compile and maintain a task force personnel roster
<br />along with course completion certificates.
<br />27.0 For NCHIP & NARIP: Protective Order Systems - Any system developed with funds awarded under this cooperative
<br />agreement will be designed to permit interface with the National Protective Order file maintained by the FBI.
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