7-Attachment C - Certification Regarding Lobbying.pdf

Attachment C

CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING

(To be submitted with each Proposal for contract opportunities expected to exceed $100,000)

The undersigned [Offeror] certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge, that:

(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form- LLL, “Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions.

(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.

This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31 U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995). Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.

Offerors are required to complete Form SF-LLL - Disclosure of Lobbying Activities to disclose lobbying activities pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1352.

Offeror, ___________________________, certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, Offeror understands and agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. § 3801 et seq., apply to this certification and disclosure, if any.

Print Name and Title of Offeror’s Authorized Official

Signature of Offeror’s Authorized Official Date

Attachment C

CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING

1. Type of Federal Action: 2. Status of Federal Action: 3. Report Type:

a. contract a. bid/offer/application a. initial filing

b. grant b. initial award b. material change

c. cooperative agreement c. post-award

d. loan For material change only:

e. loan guarantee Year quarter

f. loan insurance Date of last report

4. Name and Address of Reporting Entity: 5. If Reporting Entity in No. 4 is Subawardee, Enter Prime Name and Address of Prime:

Subawardee Tier If Known:

Congressional District, if known: Congressional District, if known:

6. Federal Department/Agency: 7. Federal Program Name/Description:

CFDA Number, if applicable

8. Federal Action Number, if known: 9. Award Amount, if known:

10. a. Name and Address of Lobbying Registrant b. Individuals Performing Services (including (if individual, last name, first name, MI): address if different from No. 10a) (last name, first name, MI):

11. Information requested through this form is authorized by title 31 U.S.C. section 1352. This Signature:

disclosure of lobbying activities is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed Print Name:

by tier above when this transaction was made or entered into. This disclosure is required pursuant to 31 Title:

U.S.C. 1352. This information will be reported to the Congress semi-annually and will be available for public Telephone No.: Date:

inspection. Any person who fails to file the required disclosure shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure

Federal Use Only Authorized for Local Reproduction Standard Form – LLL (Rev. 7-97)