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<br />TAB Services
<br />addition to all remedies available to the Federal Government, Recipient may pursue available
<br />remedies including suspension and/or debarment.
<br />10. The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this bid or proposal, that
<br />neither it nor its "principals" [as defined at 49 C.F.R. § 29.105(p)] is presently debarred,
<br />suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from
<br />participation in this transaction by any Federal departrnent or agency.
<br />11. When the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to the statements in this
<br />certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.
<br />Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment, 31 U.S.C. 1352, as amended by the Lobbying Disclosure
<br />Act of 1995, P.L. 104-65 [to be codified at 2 U.S.C. § 1601, et seq.]
<br />49 CFR PART 20-CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
<br />The undersigned Contractor certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
<br />2) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the
<br />undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
<br />of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of
<br />a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making
<br />of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative
<br />agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any
<br />Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
<br />(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any
<br />person for making lobbying contacts to an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of
<br />Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in
<br />connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned
<br />shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in
<br />accordance with its instructions [as amended by "Government wide Guidance for New
<br />Restrictions on Lobbying," 61 Fed. Reg. 1413 (1/19/96). Note: Language in paragraph (2) herein
<br />has been modified in accordance with Section 10 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (P.L.
<br />104-65, to be codified at 2 U.S.C. 1601, et seq .)]
<br />(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award
<br />documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under
<br />grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose
<br />accordingly.
<br />This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this
<br />transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for
<br />making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31, U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended by the
<br />Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995). Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be
<br />subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such
<br />failure.
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