Att I ODFW Debarment and Suspension CERTIFICATION FORM 008-22.docx

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

Certification Regarding Federal Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion Lower Tier Covered Transactions

This certification is required by the regulations implementing Executive Order 12549, "Debarment and Suspension", and 2 CFR Part 180 or 48 CFR 52.209-6.

By signing and submitting this form, the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification set out below.

(1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this form, that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.

(2) The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was entered into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.

(3) The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person to which this form is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

(4) The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this form that, should the proposed transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction originated.

(5) The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this form that it will include the clause titled "Debarment and Suspension," without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.

(6) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this form.

Full Organization Name

Name and Title of Authorized Representative

Signature Date

ODFW Agreement Number: 635-008-22

Instructions for Certification

(1) The terms "covered transaction," "debarred," "suspended," "ineligible," "lower tier covered transaction," "participant," "person," "primary covered transaction," "principal," "proposal," and "voluntarily excluded," as used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing Executive Order 12549. You may contact the person to which this form is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.

(2) A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but is not required to, check the Nonprocurement List (https://www.sam.gov).

(3) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be constructed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render in good faith the certification required by the clause. The knowledge and information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

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