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rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the federal government, thedepartment or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, includingsuspension and/or debarment.33.3.The lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the WTSC if at any time thelower tier participant learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneousby reason of changed circumstances.33.4.The terms covered transaction, civil judgement, debarment, suspension, ineligible, participant,person, principal, and voluntarily excluded, as used in this clause, are defined in 2 CFR parts 180 and1200.33.5.The lower tier participant agrees by signing this Agreement that it shall not knowingly enter into anylower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart9.4, debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this coveredtransaction, unless authorized by WTSC.33.6.The lower tier participant further agrees by signing this Agreement that it will include the clausetitled “Instructions for Lower Tier Certification” including the “Certification Regarding Debarment,Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transaction,” without modification,in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions, and willrequire lower tier participants to comply with 2 CFR part 180 and 23 CFR part 1200.33.7.A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in alower tier covered transaction that it is not proposed for debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4,debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the covered transaction, unless it knows thatthe certification is erroneous. A participant is responsible for ensuring that its principals are notsuspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to participate in covered transactions. To verify the eligibilityof its principals, as well as the eligibility of any prospective lower tier participants, each participant may,but is not required to, check the System for Award Management Exclusions website(https://www.sam.gov/).33.8.Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system ofrecords in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge andinformation of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudentperson in the ordinary course of business dealings.33.9.Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 33.5. of these instructions, if a participant in acovered transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is proposedfor debarment under 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4, suspended, debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excludedfrom participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal government,the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, includingsuspension or debarment.Page 14 of 20