REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS OR
QUOTERS

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**52.203-2 CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT PRICE DETERMINATION**

**(APR 1985)**

\(a\) The offeror certifies that -

\(1\) The prices in this offer have been arrived at independently,
without, for the purpose of restricting competition, any consultation,
communication, or agreement with any other offeror or competitor
relating to (i) those prices, (ii) the intention to submit an offer, or
(iii) the methods or factors used to calculate the prices offered;

\(2\) The prices in this offer have not been and will not be knowingly
disclosed by the offeror, directly or indirectly, to any other offeror
or competitor before bid opening (in the case of a sealed bid
solicitation) or contract award (in the case of a negotiated
solicitation) unless otherwise required by law; and

\(3\) No attempt has been made or will be made by the offeror to induce
any other concern to submit or not to submit an offer for the purpose of
restricting competition.

\(b\) Each signature on the offer is considered to be a certification by
the signatory that the signatory -

\(1\) Is the person in the offeror\'s organization responsible for
determining the prices

\(2\) (i) Has been authorized, in writing, to act as agent for the
following principals in certifying that those principles have not
participated, and will not participate in any action contrary to
subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3) above
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\[Insert full name of person(s) in the offeror\'s organization
responsible for determining the prices offered in this bid or proposal,
and the title of his or her position in the offeror\'s organization\];

\(ii\) As an authorized agent, does certify that the principals named in
subdivision (b)(2)(i) above have not participated, and will not
participate, in any action contrary to subparagraphs (a)(1) through
(a)(3) above; and

\(iii\) As an agent, has not personally participated, and will not
participate, in any action contrary to subparagraphs (a)(1) through
(a)(3) above.

\(c\) If the offeror deletes or modifies subparagraph (a)(2) above, the
offeror must furnish with its offer a signed statement setting forth in
detail the circumstances of the disclosure.

**52.203-11 CERTIFICATION AND DISCLOSURE REGARDING PAYMENTS TO**

**INFLUENCE CERTAIN FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS (APR 1991)**

\(a\) The definitions and prohibitions contained in the clause, at FAR
52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal
Transactions, included in this solicitation, are hereby incorporated by
reference in paragraph (b) of this certification.

\(b\) The offeror, by signing its offer, hereby certifies to the best of
his or her knowledge and belief that on or after December 23, 1989 \--

\(1\) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to
any person 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 on his or her behalf in
connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any
Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any
cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal,
amendment or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement;

\(2\) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds (including
profit or fee received under a covered Federal transaction) have been
paid, or will be paid, to any person 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
on his or her behalf in connection with this solicitation, the offeror
shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB standard form LLL,
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to the Contracting Officer; and

\(3\) He or she will include the language of this certification in all
subcontract awards at any tier and require that all recipients of
subcontract awards in excess of \$100,000 shall certify and disclose
accordingly.

\(c\) Submission of this certification and disclosure is a prerequisite
for making or entering into this contract imposed by Section 1352, Title
31, United States Code. Any person who makes an expenditure prohibited
under this provision or who fails to file or amend the disclosure form
to be filed or amended by this provision, shall be subject to a civil
penalty of not less than \$10,000, and not more than \$100,000, for each
such failure.

**52.204-3 TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION (Oct 1998)**

\(a\) *Definitions*.

\"Common parent,\" as used in this solicitation provision, means that
corporate entity that owns or controls an affiliated group of
corporations that files its Federal income tax returns on a consolidated
basis, and of which the offeror is a member.

\"Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN),\" as used in this solicitation
provision, means the number required by the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) to be used by the offeror in reporting income tax and other
returns. The TIN may be either a Social Security Number or an Employer
Identification Number.

\(b\) All offerors must submit the information required in paragraphs
(d) through (f) of this provision to comply with debt collection
requirements of 31 U.S.C. 7701(c) and 3325(d), reporting requirements of
26 U.S.C. 6041, 6041A, and 6050M, and implementing regulations issued by
the IRS. If the resulting contract is subject to the reporting
requirements described in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 4.904,
the failure or refusal by the offeror to furnish the information may
result in a 31 percent reduction of payments otherwise due under the
contract.

\(c\) The TIN may be used by the Government to collect and report on any
delinquent amounts arising out of the offeror's relationship with the
Government (31 U.S.C. 7701(c)(3)). If the resulting contract is subject
to the payment reporting requirements described in FAR 4.904, the TIN
provided hereunder may be matched with IRS records to verify the
accuracy of the offeror's TIN.

\(d\) *Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).*

TIN: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

TIN has been applied for.

TIN is not required because:

Offeror is a nonresident alien, foreign corporation, or foreign
partnership that does not have income effectively connected with the
conduct of a trade or business in the United States and does not have an
office or place of business or a fiscal paying agent in the U.S.;

Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of a foreign government;

Offeror is an agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government.

\(e\) *Type of organization*.

Sole proprietorship;

Partnership;

Corporate entity (not tax-exempt);

Corporate entity (tax-exempt);

Foreign government;

International organization per 26 CFR 1.6049-4;

Other \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

\(f\) *Common Parent*.

Offeror is not owned or controlled by a common parent\
as defined in paragraph (a) of this provision.

Name and TIN of common parent:

Name
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TIN
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**52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, PROPOSED**

**DEBARMENT, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (DEC** **2001)**

\(a\)

\(1\) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief,
that \--

\(i\) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals \--

\(A\) Are\_\_\_\_ are not\_\_\_\_\_ presently debarred, suspended,
proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of
contracts by any Federal agency;

\(B\) Have\_\_\_\_\_ have not \_\_\_\_\_, within a three-year period
preceding this offer, 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) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal
or state antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or
commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or
destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, or
receiving stolen property; and

\(C\) Are\_\_\_\_\_ are not\_\_\_\_\_ presently indicted for, or
otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with,
commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B)
of this provision.

\(ii\) The Offeror has\_\_\_\_\_ has not\_\_\_\_\_, within a three-year
period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for
default by any Federal agency.

\(2\) \"Principals,\" for the purposes of this certification, means
officers; directors; owners; partners;

and, persons having primary management or supervisory responsibilities
within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of
a subsidiary, division, or business segment, and similar positions).

This Certification Concerns a Matter Within the Jurisdiction of an
Agency of the United States and the Making of a False, Fictitious, or
Fraudulent Certification May Render the Maker Subject to Prosecution
Under Section 1001, Title 18, United States Code.

\(b\) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the
Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the Offeror
learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become
erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

\(c\) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this
provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award
under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered
in connection with a determination of the Offeror\'s responsibility.
Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such
additional information as requested by the Contracting Officer may
render the Offeror nonresponsible.

\(d\) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require
establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith,
the certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision. The
knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that
which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course
of business dealings.

\(e\) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material
representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award.
If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an
erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the
Government, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting
from this solicitation for default.

**52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS (Apr 2002)\--**

**ALTERNATE I (Apr 2002)**

\[Use if \>\$25K, except CI. Contract Specialist MUST COMPLETE FILL-INS
in paragraphs (a)(1) and (2)\]

\(a\)

\(1\) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for
this acquisition is *[235310 .]{.underline}*

\(2\) The small business size standard is [\$12.0]{.underline}
[Million]{.underline} [.]{.underline}

\(3\) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an
offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract,
but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself
manufacture, is 500 employees.

\(b\) *Representations*.

\(1\) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it \_\_\_\_ is,
\_\_\_\_ is not a small business concern.

\(2\) (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small
business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.) The offeror
represents, for general statistical purposes, that it \_\_\_\_ is,
\_\_\_\_\_ is not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in
13 CFR 124.1002.

\(3\) (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small
business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.) The offeror
represents as part of its offer that it \_\_\_\_ is, \_\_\_\_\_ is not a
women-owned small business concern.

\(4\) (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small
business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.) The offferor
represents as part of its offer that it \_\_\_\_ is, \_\_\_\_ is not a
veteran-owned small business concern.

\(5\) (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a
veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (b)(4) of this
provision.) The offeror represents as part of its offer that is \_\_\_\_
is, \_\_\_\_ is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business
concern.

\(6\) \[Complete only If the offeror represented itself as a small
business concern in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.\] The offeror
represents, as part of it's offer, that---

(i) It \_\_\_is, \_\_\_\_ is not a hubzone small business concern
    listed, on the date of this representation, on the List of Qualified
    HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business
    Administration, and no material change in ownership and control,
    principal office, or HUBZone employee percentage has occurred since
    it was certified by the Small Business Administration in accordance
    with 13 CFR part 126; and

(ii) It \_\_\_is, \_\_\_is not a joint venture that complies with the
     requirements of 13 CFR part 126, and the representation in
     paragraph (b)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for the HUBZone
     small business concern or concerns that are participating in the
     joint venture. \[The offeror shall enter the name or names of the
     HUBZone small business concern or concerns that are participating
     in the joint venture\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.\] Each HUBZone
     small business concern participating in the joint venture shall
     submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation.

\(7\) *Alternate* *I* (Apr 2002) *Complete if offeror represented itself
as disadvantaged* *in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.*\] The offeror
shall check the category in which its ownership falls:

\_\_\_ Black American.

\_\_\_ Hispanic American.

\_\_\_ Native American (American Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, or Native
Hawaiians).

\_\_\_ Asian-Pacific American (persons with origins from Burma,
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan,
Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, The Philippines, U.S. Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands (Republic of Palau), Republic of the
Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji,
Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru).

\_\_\_ Subcontinent Asian (Asian-Indian) American (persons with origins
from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives
Islands, or Nepal).

\_\_\_ Individual/concern, other than one of the preceding.

\(c\) *Definitions*. As used in this provision\--

> *\"Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern\"*-
>
> \(1\) Means a small business concern-

\(i\) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more
service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned
business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one
or more service-disabled veterans; and

> \(ii\) The management and daily business operations of which are
> controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of
> a veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or
> permanent caregiver of such veteran.
>
> \(2\) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38
> U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined
> in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). *\"Small business concern,\"* means a concern,
> including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated,
> not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on
> Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the
> criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and the size standard in paragraph (a) of
> this provision.
>
> *\"Veteran-owned small business concern\"* means a small\
> business concern-

\(1\) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans
(as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned
business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one
or more veterans; and

\(2\) The management and daily business operations of which are
controlled by one or more veterans.

*\"Women-owned small business concern,\"* means a small business concern
\--

\(1\) Which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the
case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of
which is owned by one or more women; and

\(2\) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by
one or more women.

\(d\) *Notice*.

\(1\) If this solicitation is for supplies and has been set aside, in
whole or in part, for small business concerns, then the clause in this
solicitation providing notice of the set-aside contains restrictions on
the source of the end items to be furnished.

\(2\) Under 15 U.S.C. 645(d), any person who misrepresents a firm\'s
status as a small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, or women-owned
small business concern in order to obtain a contract to be awarded under
the preference programs established pursuant to section 8(a), 8(d), 9,
or 15 of the Small Business Act or any other provision of Federal law
that specifically references section 8(d) for a definition of program
eligibility, shall \--

> \(i\) Be punished by imposition of fine, imprisonment, or both;
>
> \(ii\) Be subject to administrative remedies, including suspension and
> debarment; and
>
> \(iii\) Be ineligible for participation in programs conducted under
> the authority of the Act.

(End of Provision)

**52.219-2 EQUAL LOW BIDS (OCT 1995)**

**\[USE ON SEALED BIDS\]**

\(a\) This provision applies to small business concerns only.

\(b\) The bidder\'s status as a labor surplus area (LSA) concern may
affect entitlement to award in case of tie bids. If the bidder wishes to
be considered for this priority, the bidder must identify, in the
following space, the LSA in which the costs to be incurred on account of
manufacturing or production (by the offeror or the first-tier
subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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\(c\) Failure to identify the labor surplus areas as specified paragraph
(b) will preclude the bidder from receiving priority consideration. If
the bidder is awarded a contract as a result of receiving priority
consideration under this provision and would not have otherwise received
award, the bidder shall perform the contract or cause the contract to be
performed in accordance with the obligations of an LSA concern.

**52.219-19 SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN REPRESENTATION FOR THE SMALL**

**BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM**

**(Oct 2000)**

\(a\) Definition. \"Emerging small business\" as used in this
solicitation, means a small business concern whose size is no greater
than 50 percent of the numerical size standard applicable to the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to a
contracting opportunity.

\(b\) \[Complete only if the Offeror has represented itself under the
provision at 52.219-1 as a small business concern under the size
standards of this solicitation.\] The Offeror \_\_\_\_ is,

\_\_\_\_\_ is not an emerging small business.

\(c\) \[Complete only if the Offeror is a small business or an emerging
small business, indicating its size range.\] Offeror\'s number of
employees for the past 12 months \[check this column if size standard
stated in solicitation is expressed in terms of number of employees\] or
Offeror\'s average annual gross revenue

for the last 3 fiscal years \[check this column if size standard stated
in solicitation is expressed in terms of annual receipts\].

\[**Check one of the following**.\]

[NO. OF EMPLOYEES]{.underline} [AVG. ANNUAL GROSS REVENUES]{.underline}

50 or fewer \$1 million or less

51 - 100 \$1,000,001 - \$2 million

101 - 250 \$2,000,001 - \$3.5 million

251 - 500 \$3,500,001 - \$5 million

501 - 750 \$5,000,001 - \$10 million

751 - 1,000 \$10,000,001 - \$17 million

Over 1,000 Over \$17 million

Insert the following provision if 52.222-37 applies to the contract. See
PIC 99-5

**52.222-22 PREVIOUS CONTRACTS AND COMPLIANCE REPORTS (FEB 1999)**

The offeror represents that -

\(a\) It has, has not participated in a previous contract or subcontract
subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation;

\(b\) It has, has not, filed all required compliance reports; and

\(c\) Representations indicating submission of required compliance
reports, signed by proposed subcontractors, will be obtained before
subcontract awards.

(End of Provision)

**52.223-13 \-- Certification of Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (Oct
2000)**

\(a\) Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or
entering into this contract imposed by Executive Order 12969, August 8,
1995.

\(b\) By signing this offer, the offeror certifies that -

\(1\) As the owner or operator of facilities that will be used in the
performance of this contract that are subject to the filing and
reporting requirements described in section 313 of the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) (42
U.S.C.11023) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
(PPA) (42 U.S.C.13106), the offeror will file and continue to file for
such facilities for the life of the contract the Toxic Chemical Release
Inventory Form (Form R) as described in sections 313(a) and (g) of EPCRA
and section 6607 of PPA; or

\(2\) None of its owned or operated facilities to be used in the
performance of this contract is subject to the Form R filing and
reporting requirements because each such facility is exempt for at least
one of the following reasons:

**\[Check each block that is applicable.\]**

\_\_\_\_(i) The facility does not manufacture, process, or

> otherwise use any toxic chemicals listed
>
> under section 313(c) of EPCRA, 42
>
> U.S.C.11023(c);

\_\_\_\_(ii) The facility does not have 10 or more full-

time employees as specified in section

313(b)(1)(A) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C.11023(b)(1)(A);

\_\_\_\_(iii) The facility does not meet the reporting

thresholds of toxic chemicals established under

section 313(f) of EPCRA, 42 U.S.C.11023(f)

(including the alternate thresholds at 40 CFR

372.27, provided an appropriate certification form

has been filed with EPA);

\_\_\_\_(iv) The facility does not fall within Standard

Industrial Classification Code (SIC) major groups

20 through 39 or their corresponding North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

sectors 31 through 33; or

\_\_\_(v) The facility is not located within any State

of the United States, the District of Columbia,

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American

Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the

Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory

Or possession over which the United States has

jurisdiction.

(End of Provision)

**52.204-5 \-- Women-Owned Business Other Than Small Business**

**(May 1999)**

\(a\) Definition. \"Women-owned business concern,\" as used in this
provision, means a concern that is at least 51 percent owned by one or
more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51
percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management
and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

\(b\) Representation. \[Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned
business concern and has not represented itself as a small business
concern in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.219-1, Small Business Program
Representation, of this solicitation.\] The offeror represents that it
\_\_\_\_\_\_is a women-owned business

concern.

(End of Provision)

**52.226-2\-- Historically Black College or University and Minority\
Institution Representation (May 2001)**

\(a\) Definitions. As used in this provision \--

\"Historically Black College or University\" means an\
institution determined by the Secretary of Education to meet\
the requirements of 34 CFR 608.2. For the Department of\
Defense, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,\
and the Coast Guard**,** the term also includes any nonprofit

research institution that was an integral part of such a\
college or university before November 14, 1986.

\"Minority Institution\" means an institution of higher\
education meeting the requirements of Section 1046(3) of the\
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k, including a\
Hispanic-serving institution of higher education, as defined\
in Section 316(b)(1) of the Act (20 U.S.C. 1101a)).

\(b\) Representation. The offeror represents that it \--

\_\_\_ is \_\_\_is not a historically black college or university;

\_\_\_ is \_\_\_is not a minority institution.

(End of Provision)