23-Certification of Lower-Tier Participants Form.pdf

This is a Certification of Lower-Tier Participants Form required for submission with proposals to the County of Rockland, New York for the Public Transit Management, Operations, and Maintenance contract for Transport of Rockland (TOR). The form certifies that the submitting firm and its principals are not debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in federal transactions by any Federal department or agency. The certification must be executed by an authorized official and submitted with all proposals in response to solicitations exceeding $10,000, $25,000, or awards exceeding $100,000. Any participant unable to certify to the statements must attach an explanation to the proposal.

The form invokes the authority of 31 U.S.C. sections 3801 et seq. and requires the certifying official to affirm the truthfulness and accuracy of all submitted statements. This certification is a mandatory compliance requirement for vendors bidding on the TOR contract, which involves management, operations, and maintenance services for a 45-vehicle fixed-route bus system owned by Rockland County and funded through Federal Transit Administration, New York State Department of Transportation, and local matching funds.