ATTACHMENT 2 CERTIFICATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW_.docx

DOCX document 24 KB Posted

Attached to
CELLPHONE SERVICES FOR U. S. EMBASSY MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Solicitation number
19RP3825Q0008
Issued by

About this file

This is a Department of State compliance certification form requiring contractors to certify they do not operate any Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs that violate federal anti-discrimination laws. The certification is considered material under the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729(b)(4)) and requires contractors to affirm compliance with all applicable federal anti-discrimination laws.

The certification is attached to a solicitation (19RP3825Q0008) for cellphone services at the U.S. Embassy Manila, Philippines. The solicitation has a pre-quotation conference scheduled for January 17, 2025, at the U.S. Embassy Seafront Compound. Questions are due by January 21, 2025, and quotations must be submitted electronically to ManilaContracting@state.gov by February 6, 2025, at 4:30 PM Philippine time. The government will use comparative evaluation to make a best value award based on initial quotations. Required submission documents include SF-1449, pricing, representations and certifications, IRS Form W-14, SAM registration proof, and a cybersecurity supply chain risk management questionnaire.

View the file

Other files

On GovTribe

Work with this file

  • Download the original file
  • Contacts named in this file
  • Similar government files
  • Ask GovTribe AI about this file

Text version

ATTACHMENT 2

CERTIFICATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAW

All Department of State contractors must certify that they do not operate any programs promoting DEI that violate any applicable anti-discrimination laws and agree that such certification is material for purposes of the government’s payment decision and therefore subject to the False Claims Act. See 31 U.S.C. 3729(b)(4).

DIRECTIONS FOR CONTRACTORS and/or OFFERORS

1.Read the entire certification provided below.

2.After you have read the provisions, please check the appropriate boxes.

3.Upon completion of Step 2, fill out the representation below. NOTE: This certification is made by a person with the authority to bind the contractor or offeror.

4.Return completed form to the Contracting Officer/POC shown in the e-mail.

CERTIFICATION:

The Contractor or prospective offeror certifies they:

☐ are in compliance in all respects with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws is material to the government’s payment decisions for purposes of section 31 USC 3729(b)(4) (False Claims Act); and

☐ do not operate any programs promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws.

Contractor or Offeror Name (Printed or Typed): ___________________________________________

Authorized Representative Name and Title: ______________________________________________

Authorized Representative Signature and Date: ____________________________________________

Solicitation or Contract Number: ___________________________________________________

File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .