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<br />COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFICATION FORM CON'T.
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<br />r to the release offunds by OV AG and VCLG for grants, your agency/program must review, sign, and return to the Office of the Attorney General
<br />lttached OJP Form 4061/I-Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion, Lower Tier Covered
<br />Isactions. The form must be signed by the Authorized Official designated in the grant.
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<br />The U.S. Attorney General Order No. 1271-88, published in the Federal Register, Volume 53, No. 102, May 26, 1988, announced the adoption ofa
<br />government-wide uniform system on Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension that will be applicable to the nonprocurement assistance activities
<br />of the offices, bureaus, and divisions of the Department of Justice which have grant-making authority.2 All agencies/organizations receiving federal
<br />funds from OV AG AND VCLG in the amount of $25,000, or more, must complete OJP Form 4061/1 (9/88) which certifies that neither the
<br />agency/organization or its officers are debarred, suspended, ineligible, or are voluntarily excluded from receiving federal funds before entering into a
<br />financial agreement (Le., grants and contracts)? In addition, any organization contracting for goods and/or services of $25,000 or more (federal funds)
<br />must secure the same certification from the prospective contractor. The latter certifications must accompany the contract which, by requirement, is
<br />sent to OAG for approval.
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<br />Agencies/organizations must base their certification upon a review of the monthly publication "Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or
<br />Nonprocurement Programs" and the weekly supplements to that issued prepared by the U.S. General Services Administration, to confirm that the
<br />agency/organization or its officers are not ineligible. Attached is an information sheet that explains the "List of Parties . . . ." and how to obtain it.
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<br />INSTRUCTIONS FOR NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT CERTIFICATION
<br />1. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below.
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<br />2. The certification in this clause is a material representation off act upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was entered into. If it is
<br />later detennined that the prospective lower tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the
<br />Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or
<br />debarment.
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<br />3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person to whom this proposal is submitted if at any time the
<br />prospective lower tier participant learns that its certiiication was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed
<br />circumstances.
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<br />[he terms "covered transaction," "debarred," "suspended," "ineligible," "lower tier covered transaction," "participant," "person," "primary covered
<br />lsaction," "principal," "proposal," and "voluntarily excluded," as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage
<br />,,~~dons ofmles implementing Executive Order 12549.
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<br />5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include the clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment,
<br />Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions," without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions
<br />and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
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<br />6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include the clause title "Certification Regarding
<br />Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions," without modification, in all lower tier covered
<br />transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.
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<br />7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that is not
<br />debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant
<br />may decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principal. Each participant may check the Nonprocurement List.
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<br />8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the
<br />certification required by this clause. The knowledge and infonnation of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a
<br />prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.
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<br />9. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters into a lower
<br />tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in addition
<br />to other remedies available to the federal government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies,
<br />including suspension and/or debarment.
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<br />lLower Tier Covered Transactions may be interpreted as any grant or contract transaction of $25.000 or more at the state or lower level.
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<br />mprocurement may be interpreted as any form of grant or contract having the principal purpose of assistance activities, rather than federal procurement activities.
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<br />'Agency/organizations may be interpreted as the entity in whosc name the grant or contract is awarded. Officers ofthe agency/organization may be interpreted as any of
<br />thc following persons who will have critical influence on or substantive control over that transaction (i.e., grant or contract): members of governing boards, directors,
<br />other employees, and consultants. Participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Govcmment, the department or agency with
<br />which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including
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