• <br /> Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and <br /> Voluntary Exclusion -- Lower Tier Covered Transactions <br /> 'his certification is required by the Department of Education regulations implementing Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, 34 CFR <br /> 'art 85, for all lower tier transactions meeting the threshold and tier requirements stated at Section 85.110. <br /> nstructions for Certification 6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting <br /> this proposal that it will include the clause titled ACertification <br /> I. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower tier Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary <br /> participant is providing the certification set out below. Exclusion -Lower Tier Covered Transactions,= without modification, in <br /> all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier <br /> 2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact covered transactions. <br /> upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was entered <br /> into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant 7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification <br /> knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that it is <br /> remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the <br /> agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. <br /> remedies, including suspension and /or debarment. A participant may decide the method and frequency by which it <br /> determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may but is <br /> 3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate not required to, check the Nonprocurement List. <br /> written notice to the person to which th°s proposal is submitted if at any <br /> time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification 8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require <br /> was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith <br /> changed circumstances. the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and <br /> information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is <br /> 4. The terms "covered transaction," "debarred," "suspended," normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of <br /> 'ineligible," "lower tier covered transaction," "participant," " person," business dealings. <br /> 'primary covered transaction,' " principal," "proposal," and "voluntarily <br /> excluded," as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the 9. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these <br /> Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters <br /> Order 12549. You may contact the person to which this proposal is into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended, <br /> submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations. debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this <br /> transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal <br /> 5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this Government, the department or agency with which this transaction <br /> proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension <br /> into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction and /or debarment. <br /> with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or <br /> voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, <br /> unless authorized by the department or agency with which this <br /> transaction originated. <br /> Certification <br /> (1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, <br /> suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal <br /> department or agency. <br /> (2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective participant shall <br /> attach an explanation to this proposal. <br /> NAME OF APPLICANT PR/AWARD NUMBER AND /OR PROJECT NAME <br /> PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE <br /> SIGNATURE DATE <br /> ED 80 -0014, 9/90 (Replaces GCS -009 (REV.12/88), which is obsolete) <br />