286-25 FY24_Exhibits.pdf

B-17 2. Mandatory Check in the System for Award Management. Before entering a Covered Transaction with another entity, a Participant shall check the System for Award Management (the “SAM”) at http://www.sam.gov/ for an entry describing that entity. 3. Mandatory Certifications. Before entering a Covered Transaction with another entity, a Participant shall require that entity to: (1) Certify whether the entity has a Tax Delinquency; and (2) Certify whether the entity has a Felony Conviction. 4 Prohibition. If (1) the SAM entry for an entity indicates that the entity has a Tax Delinquency or a Federal Conviction; (2) an entity provides an affirmative response to either certification in section 3; or (3) an entity’s certification under section 3 was inaccurate when made or became inaccurate after being made then a Participant shall not enter or continue a Covered Transaction with that entity unless the USDOT has determined in writing that suspension or debarment of that entity are not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 5. Mandatory Notice to the USDOT. (a) If the SAM entry for a Participant indicates that the Participant has a Tax Delinquency or a Felony Conviction, the Recipient shall notify the USDOT in writing of that entry. (b) If a Participant provides an affirmative response to either certification in section 1, the Recipient shall notify the USDOT in writing of that affirmative response. (c) If the Recipient knows that a Participant’s certification under section 1 was inaccurate when made or became inaccurate after being made, the Recipient shall notify the USDOT in writing of that inaccuracy. 6. Flow Down. For all Covered Transactions, including all tiers of subcontracts and subawards, the Recipient shall: (1) require the SAM check in section 2; (2) require the certifications in section 3; (3) include the prohibition in section 4; and