Attachment J - RFP No. S-19800-00014538_Final.pdf

RFP No. S-19800-00014538 – Veterans Treatment Court Program Expansion Consulting Services Attachment J

Exhibit A

“FLOW-DOWN” CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS INVOLVING FUNDS FROM A

FEDERAL OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS GRANT

Since this Contract is funded, in whole or in part, by an Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Grant, Vendor agrees to comply with all applicable provisions of the following:

The Office of Management and Budget’s Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (see 2 C.F.R. 200 et. seq.) as adopted and supplemented by DOJ in 2 C.F.R. Part 2800;

Age Discrimination Act of 1975 The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 42 U.S.C 6101 et seq., prohibits discrimination of the basis of age in any program or activity receiving Federal Financial Assistance;

Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) Title VI of the Child Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq., provides that no person in the United States will, on the grounds of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal Financial Assistance;

Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C.

1681, 1682, 1683, 1685, and 1686, provides that no person in the United States will, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance;

Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, as amended, provides that no otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States will, solely by reason of the handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. These requirements pertain to the provision of benefits or services as well as to employment; and

Trafficking Victims Protection Act this contract is subject to the requirements of Section 106 (g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended (22 U.S.C. 7104).

Restriction on Non-Disclosure Agreements No recipient of funds under this award may require any employee or contractor to sign an internal confidentiality agreement or statement that prohibits or otherwise restricts, or purports to prohibit or restrict, the reporting (in accordance with law) of waste, fraud, or abuse to an investigative or law enforcement representatives of a federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.

Lobbying As required by 31 U.S.C. § 1352, as implemented by 28 C.F.R. Part 69, the Vendor certifies and assures (to the extent applicable) the following:

(a) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the Vendor 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 the making of any Federal grant, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, or the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal grant or cooperative agreement;

(b) If the Applicant’s request for Federal funds is in excess of $100,000, and 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

RFP No. S-19800-00014538 – Veterans Treatment Court Program Expansion Consulting Services Attachment J employee of a member of Congress in connection with this Federal grant or cooperative agreement, the Applicant shall complete and submit Standard Form - LLL, “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities” in accordance with its (and any DOJ awarding agency’s) instructions

Rights to Inventions Made Under a Contract or Agreement. – If the Order is for the performance of experimental, developmental, or research work Vendor shall provide for the rights of the Federal Government and the OJD in any resulting invention in accordance with 37 CFR part 401, "Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements," and any implementing regulations issued by the awarding agency.

Debarment and Suspension (E.O.s 12549 and 12689) – Vendor represents and warrants that it is not listed on the General Services Administration's List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or Nonprocurement Programs in accordance with E.O.s 12549 and 12689, "Debarment and Suspension."

This list contains the names of parties debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded by agencies, and contractors declared ineligible under statutory or regulatory authority other than E.O. 12549. If the Order exceeds the small purchase threshold, Vendor shall provide to OJD the required certification regarding its exclusion status and that of its principal employees.