ATTCH 3 - Section K - Representations and Certifications.pdf

This is Attachment 8 of a federal contract solicitation document that prescribes the representations, certifications, and other statements required from offerors as part of their business proposal submission.

The document contains nine mandatory sections covering annual representations and certifications, commercial and government entity code reporting, predecessor offeror information, responsibility matters, cost accounting standards, trafficking in persons compliance, environmental tobacco smoke compliance, and institutional financial conflicts of interest. Offerors must complete all applicable sections based on contract value thresholds and contract type. Key requirements include: NAICS code identification and small business size standard certification; System for Award Management (SAM) registration and electronic submission of representations; Certificate of Independent Price Determination for fixed-price contracts exceeding $150,000; women-owned business certifications for contracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold; small business program representations for U.S. performance; tax liability and delinquent federal obligation disclosures; place of performance certifications; equal opportunity and affirmative action compliance; veterans employment reporting for contracts exceeding simplified acquisition threshold; biased product and recovered material certifications where applicable; and buy American compliance. For contracts exceeding $500,000, offerors must provide federal contract and grant history information and identify any administrative proceedings or findings of fault within the past five years. Additional certifications address cost accounting practices for contracts exceeding $750,000, trafficking in persons compliance plans for overseas services exceeding $500,000, and conflict of interest management for research and development contracts. The document was last updated in January 2017 through FAC 2005-95.