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. " • : <br /> .8. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification <br /> ' of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transacti on <br /> that it is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily <br /> excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows that the <br /> certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method and <br /> frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. <br /> Each participant may, but is not required to, check the <br /> Nonprocurement List. <br /> 9. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require <br /> establishment of a system of records in order to render in good <br /> faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and <br /> information of a participant is not required to exceed that which is <br /> normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of <br /> business dealings. <br /> 10. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 8 of these <br /> instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly <br /> enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is <br /> suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from <br /> participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies <br /> available to the Federal Government, the department or agency may <br /> terminate this transaction for cause or default. <br /> Certification Regarding Debarment Suspension and <br /> Other Resnonsibilitv Matters — Primary Covered Transactions <br /> 1 . The prospective primary participant certifies to the best of its <br /> knowledge and belief, that it and its principals: <br /> a. Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, <br /> declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered <br /> transactions by any Federal department or agency; <br /> b. Have not within a three—year period preceding this proposal been <br /> convicted of or had a civil judgement rendered against them for <br /> commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with <br /> obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public <br /> (Federal , State, or local) transaction or contract under a <br /> public transaction: violation of Federal or State antitrust <br /> statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, <br /> falsification or destruction of records, making false <br /> statements, or receiving stolen property; <br /> c. Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or <br /> civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal , State, or <br /> local ) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in <br /> paragraph (1)(b> of this certification; and <br /> d. Have not within a three—year period preceding this application/ <br /> proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal , State, or <br /> local) termina�ed for cause or default. <br /> 2. Where the prospective primary participant is unable to certify to <br /> any of the statements in this certification, such prospective <br /> participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal . <br /> IV-2 <br />