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Washington Military Department Contract Number:U18-090 <br /> FEDERAL DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION <br /> INELIGIBILITY and VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION <br /> (FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS) <br /> What is "Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion"? <br /> These terms refer to the status of a person or company that cannot contract with or receive grants from a federal agency. <br /> In order to be debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded, you must have: <br /> • had a contract or grant with a federal agency, and <br /> • gone through some process where the federal agency notified or attempted to notify you that you could not contract <br /> with the federal agency. <br /> • Generally, this process occurs where you, the contractor, are not qualified or are not adequately performing under a <br /> contract, or have violated a regulation or law pertaining to the contract. <br /> Why am I required to sign this certification? <br /> You are requesting a contract or grant with the Washington Military Department. Federal law (Executive Order 12549) <br /> requires Washington Military Department ensure that persons or companies that contract with Washington Military <br /> Department are not prohibited from having federal contracts. <br /> What is Executive Order 12549? <br /> Executive Order 12549 refers to Federal Executive Order Number 12549. The executive order was signed by the <br /> President and directed federal agencies to ensure that federal agencies, and any state or other agency receiving federal <br /> funds were not contracting or awarding grants to persons, organizations, or companies who have been excluded from <br /> participating in federal contracts or grants. Federal agencies have codified this requirement in their individual agency <br /> Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs). <br /> What is the purpose of this certification? <br /> The purpose of the certification is for you to tell Washington Military Department in writing that you have not been <br /> prohibited by federal agencies from entering into a federal contract. <br /> What does the word "proposal" mean when referred to in this certification? <br /> Proposal means a solicited or unsolicited bid, application, request, invitation to consider or similar communication from <br /> you to Washington Military Department. <br /> What or who is a "lower tier participant"? <br /> Lower tier participants means a person or organization that submits a proposal, enters into contracts with, or receives a <br /> grant from Washington Military Department, OR any subcontractor of a contract with Washington Military Department. If <br /> you hire subcontractors, you should require them to sign a certification and keep it with your subcontract. <br /> What is a covered transaction when referred to in this certification? <br /> Covered Transaction means a contract, oral or written agreement, grant, or any other arrangement where you contract <br /> with or receive money from Washington Military Department. Covered Transaction does not include mandatory <br /> entitlements and individual benefits. <br /> Sample Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, Voluntary Exclusion Contract Provision <br /> Debarment Certification. The Contractor certifies that the Contractor is not presently debarred, suspended, <br /> proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participating in this Contract by any <br /> Federal department or agency. If requested by Washington Military Department, the Contractor shall complete <br /> a Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion form. Any such form <br /> completed by the Contractor for this Contract shall be incorporated into this Contract by reference. <br />