Byrd Anti-Lobbying Certification.docx

STATE OF MICHIGAN

Department of Natural Resources—Procurement

Archery in the Schools Equipment & Supplies Request for Proposal No. 190000000507

Byrd Anti-Lobbying Certification

The following certification and disclosure regarding payments to influence certain federal transactions are made under FAR 52.203‐11 and 52.203‐12 and 31 USC 1352, the “Byrd Anti‐Lobbying Amendment.” Hyperlinks are provided for convenience only; broken hyperlinks will not relieve Contractor from compliance with the law.

1. FAR 52.203‐12, “Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions” is hereby incorporated by reference into this certification.

2. The bidder, by submitting its proposal hereby certifies to the best of his or her knowledge and belief that:

a. No 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 on his or her behalf 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;

b. If any funds other than federal appropriated funds (including profit or fee received under a covered federal transaction) 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 on his or her behalf in connection with this solicitation, the bidder must complete and submit, with its proposal, OMB standard form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to the Solicitation Manager; and

c. He or she will include the language of this certification in all subcontract awards at any tier and require that all recipients of subcontract awards in excess of $150,000 must certify and disclose accordingly.

3. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance is placed at the time of Contract award. Submission of this certification and disclosure is a prerequisite for making or entering into this Contract under 31 USC 1352. Any person making an expenditure prohibited under this provision or who fails to file or amend the disclosure form to be filed or amended by this provision is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000, and not more than $100,000, for each such failure.

Signed by:

[Type name and title] [Type company name]

Date: ________________

Version 3 Revised Date: 6/2018