Debarment and Suspension Certification Policy

A vendor must certify that it and its principals:

1. Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, sentenced to a denial of Federal benefits by a State or Federal court, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal department or agency;
   
   
2. Have not within a three-year period preceding this application been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
   
   
3. Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State, or local) with the commission of paying person(s) 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; and
   
   
4. Have not within a three-year period preceding this application had one or more public transactions (Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause or default; and
   
   
5. Where the vendor is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, he or she shall send an explanation to this information form to [email protected].