Federal_Required_Certification_(4).pdf
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- 2026-RFP-0129
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- Los Angeles County, California
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This is a Federal Required Certification document mandated by 44 C.F.R. Part 18 for the City of Pasadena Department of Water and Power's Distributed Energy Resource - Rooftop Wind Microturbine Project in California. The certification pertains to lobbying activities and compliance with federal appropriations regulations. Contractors submitting proposals for the design, engineering, permitting, procurement, and maintenance of a minimum 5 kW rooftop wind turbine to be installed on a municipally owned building at the City Maintenance Yards must execute this certification as a prerequisite for contract award. The document requires the contractor's authorized official to certify that no federal appropriated funds have been or will be paid to influence agency officers, members of Congress, or congressional employees in connection with this federal contract or any related subawards.
The certification establishes that if non-federal funds are used for lobbying purposes, contractors must submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying." Contractors are required to incorporate this certification language into all subawards at all tiers, including subcontracts and subgrants. Submission of this certification is mandatory and constitutes a material representation of fact. Failure to file the required certification subjects the contractor to civil penalties ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 for each violation. The contractor's authorized official must sign and date the certification, affirming the truthfulness and accuracy of all statements and acknowledging that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. Chapter 38, Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements, apply to the certification and any related disclosures.
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Federal Required Certification
If applicable, contractors must sign and submit to the non-federal entity the following certification. APPENDIX A, 44 C.F.R. PART 18 – CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements
The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, 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 section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. 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.
The Contractor, certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, the Contractor understands and agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C.Chap. 38, Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements, apply to this certification and disclosure, if any.
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