Issuance Date: 12/1/2006

Closing Date: 1/25/2007

Closing Time: 1600hrs Nairobi time

Subject: Request for Applications (RFA) Number USAID-EA-07-0008-RFA,
Biotechnology Outreach Program

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is
seeking applications from local Kenyan institutions for an Assistance
Agreement for funding a program for Biotechnology Outreach Program in
Kenya. The authority for the RFA is found in the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, as amended.

The Recipient will be responsible for ensuring achievement of the
program objective to. Please refer to the Program Description for a
complete statement of goals and expected results.

Pursuant to 22 CFR 226.81, it is USAID policy not to award profit under
assistance instruments. However, all reasonable, allocable, and
allowable expenses, both direct and indirect, which are related to the
grant program and are in accordance with applicable cost standards (22
CFR 226, OMB Circular A-122 for non-profit organization, OMB Circular
A-21 for universities, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part
31 for-profit organizations), may be paid under the grant.

Subject to the availability of funds, USAID intends to provide
approximately \$500,000.00 in total USAID funding to be allocated over
the 2 year period. USAID reserves the right to fund any or none of the
applications submitted.

For the purposes of this program, this RFA is being issued and consists
of this cover letter and the following:

1\. Section A - Grant Application Format;

2\. Section B - Selection Criteria;

3\. Section C -- Program Description;

4\. Section D - Certifications, Assurances, and Other Statements

of Applicant/Grantee;

For the purposes of this RFA, the term \"Grant\" is synonymous with
\"Cooperative Agreement\"; \"Grantee\" is synonymous with \"Recipient\";
and \"Grant Officer\" is synonymous with \"Agreement Officer\".

If you decide to submit an application, it should be received by the
closing date and time indicated at the top of this cover letter at the
place designated below for receipt of applications. Applications and
modifications thereof shall be submitted in envelopes with the name and
address of the applicant and RFA \# (referenced above) inscribed
thereon, to:

U.S. Agency for International Development

USAID East Africa

P.O. Box 629

Village Market 00621, Nairobi, Kenya

Physical Address:

ATT: Francis Kavulu

USAID/East Africa/Regional Acquisition and Assistance Office

U.S. Embassy Compound,

United Nations Avenue, Gigiri

P.O. Box 629, Village Market

00621 Nairobi, Kenya

Applicants are requested to submit both technical and cost portions of
their applications in separate volumes. Award will be made to that
responsible applicant whose application offers the greatest value.

Issuance of this RFA does not constitute an award commitment on the part
of the Government, nor does it commit the Government to pay for costs
incurred in the preparation and submission of an application. In
addition, final award of any resultant grant cannot be made until funds
have been fully appropriated, allocated, and committed through internal
USAID procedures. While it is anticipated that these procedures will be
successfully completed, potential applicants are hereby notified of
these requirements and conditions for award. Applications are submitted
at the risk of the applicant; should circumstances prevent award of a
cooperative agreement, all preparation and submission costs are at the
applicant\'s expense.

This RFA and any future amendments may be downloaded from the following
Web Site.

<http://www.usaidkenya.org/ke.buproc/index.html>

Receipt of this RFA through the above address must be confirmed by
written notification to the contact person noted below. It is the
responsibility of the recipient of the application document to ensure
that it has been received from the above website in its entirety and
USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from
transmission or conversion processes.

In the event of an inconsistency between the documents comprising this
RFA, it shall be resolved by the following descending order of
precedence:

\(a\) Section II - Selection Criteria;

\(b\) Section I - Grant Application Format;

\(c\) the Program Description;

\(d\) This Cover Letter.

Any questions concerning this RFA should be submitted in writing to
<cafrica@usaid.gov> via facsimile at 254-20-8622000. Documents
containing the questions must reference the RFA Number. Questions must
be submitted on or before December 20, 2006. Applicants should retain
for their records one copy of all enclosures which accompany their
application.

Sincerely,

Christopher O'Donnell

Regional Agreement Officer

Table of Contents Page

SECTION A - GRANT APPLICATION FORMAT [12](#CL_URFASEAHD_PH000001)

PREPARATION GUIDELINES [12](#CL_URFASEA_PH000002)

COST APPLICATION FORMAT [12](#CL_URFASEA_PH000014)

SECTION B - SELECTION CRITERIA [16](#CL_URFASEBHD_PH000001)

SECTION C - PROGRAM DESCRIPTION [19](#CL_URFASECHD_PH000001)

SECTION D [28](#CL_URFASEDHD_PH000001)

PART I - CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES [28](#CL_URFASED1_PH000002)

PART II - OTHER STATEMENTS OF RECIPIENT [34](#CL_URFASED2_PH000002)

CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY AND\
VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS [Error: Reference
source not found](#CL_URFAATT_A_PH000004)

KEY INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATION NARCOTICS OFFENSES\
AND DRUG TRAFFICKING [40](#CL_URFACERT100_PH000002)

PARTICIPANT CERTIFICATION NARCOTICS OFFENSES AND DRUG TRAFFICKING
[41](#CL_URFACERT200_PH000002)

CERTIFICATION REGARDING MATERIAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES
[41](#CL_URFACERT300_PH000003)

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#  SECTION A - GRANT APPLICATION FORMAT

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##  PREPARATION GUIDELINES

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All applications received by the deadline will be reviewed for
responsiveness to the specifications outlined in these guidelines and
the application format. Section II addresses the technical evaluation
procedures for the applications. Applications which are submitted late
or are incomplete run the risk of not being considered in the review
process. \"Late applications will not be considered for award\" or
\"Late applications will be considered for award if the Agreement
Officer determines it is in the Government\'s interest.\"

For applications submitted in hard copies:

Applications shall be submitted in two separate parts: (a) technical and
(b) cost or business application. Technical portions of applications
should be submitted in an original and two copies and cost portions of
applications in an original and one copy.

For applications submitted electronically:

Applications shall be submitted in two separate parts: (a) technical and
(b) cost or business application. Technical portions of applications
should be submitted as an attachment in Word format and cost portions of
applications in Word or MS Excel. Both technical and cost portions shall
be submitted in separate attachments. Electronic applications shall be
submitted at the following e-mail address: <cafrica@usaid.gov> Those
submitting electronically should activate their Receipt Email Tracker to
ensure that the proposal is received at the above e-mail address.
Electronic applications must have all the required signatures by the
organization's authorized personnel.

The application should be prepared according to the structural format
set forth below. Applications must be submitted no later than the date
and time indicated on the cover page of this RFA, to the location
indicated on page 2 of the cover letter accompanying this RFA.

Technical applications should be specific, complete and presented
concisely. The applications should demonstrate the applicant\'s
capabilities and expertise with respect to achieving the goals of this
program. The applications should take into account the technical
evaluation criteria found in Section II. Applications should address the
requirements of the evaluation criteria.

Applicants should retain for their records one copy of the application
and all enclosures which accompany their application. Erasures or other
changes must be initialed by the person signing the application. To
facilitate the competitive review of the applications, USAID will
consider only applications conforming to the format prescribed below.

##  COST APPLICATION FORMAT

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The Cost or Business Application is to be submitted under separate cover
from the technical application. Certain documents are required to be
submitted by an applicant in order for a Grant Officer to make a
determination of responsibility. However, it is USAID policy not to
burden applicants with undue reporting requirements if that information
is readily available through other sources.

The following sections describe the documentation that applicants for
Assistance award must submit to USAID prior to award. While there is no
page limit for this portion, applicants are encouraged to be as concise
as possible, but still provide the necessary detail to address the
following:

A. A copy of the program description that was detailed in the applicants
program description, formatted in Word2002

B. Include a budget with an accompanying budget narrative which provides
in detail the total costs for implementation of the program your
organization is proposing. The budget must be submitted using Standard
Form 424 and 424A which can be downloaded from the USAID web site,
http://www.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/forms/sf424/;

\- the breakdown of all costs associated with the program according to
costs of, personnel, equipment, supplies, travel, contractual, and other
direct costs;

\- the breakdown of all costs according to each partner organization
involved in the program;

\- the costs associated with all local in-country staff including
position description for each proposed staff;

\- the breakdown of the financial and in-kind contributions of all
organizations involved in implementing this Cooperative Agreement;

\- potential contributions of non-USAID or private commercial donors to
this Cooperative Agreement;

\- your procurement plan for commodities (note that contraceptives and
other health commodities will not be provided under this Cooperative
Agreement).

C. Required certifications and representations (as attached):

D. Cost share has been recommended to be 15% of the total estimated
amount. If the applicant proposes a cost share of less than 15%, it will
be deemed as not responsive, and will be removed from further
consideration.

E. Applicants shall also submit the following information:

1\. copies of the applicant\'s financial reports for the previous 3-year
period, which have been audited by a certified public accountant or
other auditor satisfactory to USAID;

2\. projected budget, cash flow and organizational chart;

3\. A copy of the organization\'s accounting manual.

F. Applicants should submit any additional evidence of responsibility
deemed necessary for the Grant Officer to make a determination of
responsibility. The information submitted should substantiate that the
Applicant:

1\. Has adequate financial resources or the ability to obtain such
resources as required during the performance of the award.

2\. Has the ability to comply with the award conditions, taking into
account all existing and currently prospective commitments of the
applicant, nongovernmental and governmental.

3\. Has a satisfactory record of performance. Past relevant
unsatisfactory performance is ordinarily sufficient to justify a finding
of non-responsibility, unless there is clear evidence of subsequent
satisfactory performance.

4\. Has a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics; and

5\. Is otherwise qualified and eligible to receive a grant under
applicable laws and regulations (e.g., EEO).

G. Applicants that have never received a grant, cooperative agreement or
contract from the U.S. Government are required to submit a copy of their
accounting manual. If a copy has already been submitted to the U.S.
Government, the applicant should advise which Federal Office has a copy.

In addition to the aforementioned guidelines, the applicant is requested
to take note of the following:

H. Unnecessarily Elaborate Applications - Unnecessarily elaborate
brochures or other presentations beyond those sufficient to present a
complete and effective application in response to this RFA are not
desired and may be construed as an indication of the applicant\'s lack
of cost consciousness. Elaborate art work, expensive paper and bindings,
and expensive visual and other presentation aids are neither necessary
nor wanted.

I. Acknowledgement of Amendments to the RFA - Applicants shall
acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this RFA by signing and
returning the amendment. The Government must receive the acknowledgement
by the time specified for receipt of applications.

J. Receipt of Applications - Applications must be received at the place
designated and by the date and time specified in the cover letter of
this RFA.

K. Submission of Applications:

1\. Applications and modifications thereof shall be submitted in sealed
envelopes or packages (1) addressed to the office specified in the Cover
Letter of this RFA, and (2) showing the time specified for receipt, the
RFA number, and the name and address of the applicant.

2\. Faxed applications will not be considered; however, applications may
be modified by written or faxed notice, if that notice is received by
the time specified for receipt of applications.

L. Preparation of Applications:

1\. Applicants are expected to review, understand, and comply with all
aspects of this RFA. Failure to do so will be at the applicant\'s risk.

2\. Each applicant shall furnish the information required by this RFA.
The applicant shall sign the application and print or type its name on
the Cover Page of the technical and cost applications. Erasures or other
changes must be initialed by the person signing the application.
Applications signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that
agent\'s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished
to the issuing office.

3\. Applicants who include data that they do not want disclosed to the
public for any purpose or used by the U.S. Government except for
evaluation purposes, should:

\(a\) Mark the title page with the following legend:

\"This application includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the
U.S. Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed - in
whole or in part - for any purpose other than to evaluate this
application. If, however, a grant is awarded to this applicant as a
result of - or in connection with - the submission of this data, the
U.S. Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the
data to the extent provided in the resulting grant. This restriction
does not limit the U.S. Government\'s right to use information contained
in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction.
The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets ; and

\(b\) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following
legend:

\"Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the
restriction on the title page of this application.\"

M. Explanation to Prospective Applicants - Any prospective applicant
desiring an explanation or interpretation of this RFA must request it in
writing within three weeks of receipt of the application to allow a
reply to reach all prospective applicants before the submission of their
applications. Oral explanations or instructions given before award of a
Grant will not be binding. Any information given to a prospective
applicant concerning this RFA will be furnished promptly to all other
prospective applicants as an amendment of this RFA, if that information
is necessary in submitting applications or if the lack of it would be
prejudicial to any other prospective applicants.

N. Grant Award:

1\. The Government may award one Grant resulting from this RFA to the
responsible applicant(s) whose application(s) conforming to this RFA
offers the greatest value (see also Section II of this RFA). The
Government may (a) reject any or all applications, (b) accept other than
the lowest cost application, (c) accept more than one application (see
Section III, Selection Criteria), (d) accept alternate applications, and
(e) waive informalities and minor irregularities in applications
received.

2\. The Government may award one Grant on the basis of initial
applications received, without discussions. Therefore, each initial
application should contain the applicant\'s best terms from a cost and
technical standpoint.

3\. Neither financial data submitted with an application nor
representations concerning facilities or financing, will form a part of
the resulting Grant.

O. Authority to Obligate the Government - The Grant Officer is the only
individual who may legally commit the Government to the expenditure of
public funds. No costs chargeable to the proposed Grant may be incurred
before receipt of either a fully executed Grant or a specific, written
authorization from the Grant Officer.

P. The Contractor/Recipient is reminded that U.S. Executive Orders and
U.S. law prohibits transactions with, and the provision of resources and
support to, individuals and organizations associated with terrorism. It
is the legal responsibility of the contractor/recipient to ensure
compliance with these Executive Orders and laws. This provision must be
included in all subcontracts/subawards issued under this
contract/agreement.

Q. Foreign Government Delegations to International Conferences - Funds
in this \[contract, agreement, amendment\] may not be used to finance
the travel, per diem, hotel expenses, meals, conference fees or other
conference costs for any member of a foreign government\'s delegation to
an international conference sponsored by a public international
organization, except as provided in ADS Mandatory Reference \"Guidance
on Funding Foreign Government Delegations to International Conferences
\[http://www.info.usaid.gov/pubs/ads/300/refindx3.htm\] or as approved
by the \[CO/AO/CTO\].

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The criteria presented below have been tailored to the requirements of
this particular RFA. Applicants should note that these criteria serve
to: (a) identify the significant matters which applicants should address
in their applications and (b) set the standard against which all
applications will be evaluated. To facilitate the review of
applications, applicants should organize the narrative sections of their
applications in the same order as the selection criteria.

The technical applications will be evaluated in accordance with the
Technical Evaluation Criteria set forth below. Thereafter, the cost
application of all applicants submitting a technically acceptable
application will be opened and costs will be evaluated for general
reasonableness, allowability, and allocability. To the extent that they
are necessary (if award is made based on initial applications),
negotiations will then be conducted with all applicants whose
application, after discussion and negotiation, has a reasonable chance
of being selected for award. Awards will be made to responsible
applicants whose applications offer the greatest value, cost and other
factors considered.

Award will be made based on the ranking of proposals according to the
technical selection criteria identified below.

**Attachment B**

**SELECTION CRITERIA**

The criteria presented below have been tailored to the requirements of
this particular RFA. Applicants should note that these criteria serve to
(a) identify the significant matters which applicants should address in
their applications and (b) set the technical standard against which all
applications will be evaluated.

All applications which meet the eligibility and program requirements,
and conform to the application preparation and submission requirements
will be reviewed and scored by a technical evaluation committee in
conformity with the evaluation criteria set forth in this section. The
technical review panel will use the criteria set forth below to evaluate
the qualifications and applications presented by prospective recipients.
It is essential that the application provide information and discussion
sufficient to draw a reasoned conclusion about the strength of the
application with respect to each criterion. Failure to do so will
disadvantage the application and may result in the application being
rejected. Points will be awarded using the following criteria according
to the judgment of the technical review panel on the absolute and
relative merits of each application.

Evaluation criteria are presented below by category, so that applicants
will know which areas require emphasis in the preparation of
applications. The technical evaluation criteria are significantly more
important than cost. However, the applicant's proposed cost share will
be evaluated, and, as stated below, cost effectiveness will be
considered in making a best value award decision.

**A. EVALUATION CRITERIA**

**Technical Approach (55%)**

The narrative technical approach must set forth the Applicant's
conceptual approach and methodology for the achievement of the overall
program objectives presented and must demonstrate a sound knowledge of
past accomplishments and ongoing technical and operational challenges to
be addressed. It must be realistic, set forth meaningful milestones and
targets, and seek to maximize results within budget resources that
ensure a prompt and effective launch of program activities. The proposal
will be evaluated on:

-   How the conceptual approach and methodology in the work plan will
    achieve the desired results and sustainability. The program
    objectives should be specific, measurable, appropriate, realistic
    and time-bound;

-   The level of results and targets to be achieved;

-   How prior experience, knowledge (supported by references) and
    innovation will be used to increase program effectiveness and
    increase synergy across activities; and

-   How linkage to other experienced Government of Kenya agencies and
    NGO/PVOs in the areas will increase program effectiveness.

**Management Plan (20%)**

The management plan should demonstrate how the Applicant intends to
achieve the work objectives. The Applicant will be assessed on the
feasibility that results will be completed in a timely manner. This work
plan shall demonstrate the Applicant's understanding of USAID's
requirements as presented in the Requirements Statement and the
Applicant's approach to successfully performing the activities described
in the context of:

-   There should be a clear linkage between objectives, activities and
    results;

-   The activities should relate to, facilitate achieve each of
    objectives and timelines;

-   Integration of the work plan with performance milestones exemplified
    by results indicators or process indicators and linkage to Strategic
    Objective 7 of Increased rural household incomes Performance
    Monitoring Plan framework and;

-   Sustainability approach.

The Applicant shall also attach as an appendix, not to exceed three (3)
pages, a draft description of its overall Performance Monitoring Plan
(PMP), which will be finalized within 30 days of the Award. Within the
draft PMP, the Applicant will describe performance indicators to measure
the results for each task and task component, provide numerical targets
and show how baseline measurements can be established to assess the
impact of proposed interventions. The PMP should demonstrate how this
management system will: help clarify and focus project objectives; serve
as an early warning system, forecasting, and reporting tool; promote
ongoing discussions pertaining to project scope and direction; and aid
in effective management decision making. The PMP shall also include an
explanation of how data and information will be collected, analyzed, and
used, and the cost effectiveness of such activities. Since performance
management is, by definition, a dynamic process, the PMP review process
should be clearly articulated. It is the Applicant's responsibility to
show how the implementation of the PMP is incorporated into the draft
work plan and the costs associated with the PMP should be reflected in
the cost proposal.

**Key Personnel (25%)**

The award proposed by this solicitation includes key personnel clause,
and the quality of key personnel proposed is important. The applicant
must include as part of its proposal a statement signed by each person
proposed as key personnel confirming their present intention to serve in
a stated position and their present availability to serve for the term
of the proposed award.

The recipient shall include the names, position title and roles of the
key personnel it proposes to use as well as resumes for key personnel.
The recipient must provide the requested information to identify and
demonstrate that its key personnel have the necessary qualifications,
including:

-   Qualification and experience ;

-   Contacts of personnel and;

-   A letter of commitment (including percent time) to the program.

A complete and current resume must be submitted for the key personnel
position, detailing her/his qualifications and experience and references
with contact information. Qualifications, experience and skills shall be
placed in chronological order starting with most recent information.
Resume submitted should include three current references. The applicant
will also be required to submit a copy of a recent report prepared by
the key personnel. The Government will evaluate the clarity, adequacy,
capabilities, strength and advantages of the key personnel as reflected
in the Management Plan, available for this project and the capacity to
successfully execute the tasks required under the program description.
The key evaluation considerations will include:

-   Qualifications and relevant experience of proposed technical
    personnel;

-   Appropriateness of the proposed technical positions (long and short
    term) to the proposed technical approach and;

-   Overall Staffing Pattern

USAID/Kenya CTO will however be involved in the final approval of
recipient's key personnel/positions of the successful applicant.

**B. Cost**

Cost has not been designated a weight. However, cost will be evaluated
for reasonableness. Proposals that have more efficient operational
systems that reduce operation costs will be more favorably considered.
Organizations that respond to this RFA are required to include a cost
share of up to 15% or more of the value of the expected USAID resources,
in cash or in kind and describe how these resources would contribute to
the sustainability of the project over time.

-   Cost share of up 15 percent

-   Reasonableness of grant administrative costs

-   How effective is the proposal in the use of grant funds

Cost realism, allocability and reasonableness will be performed as part
of the evaluation process to:

### i. Assess the accuracy with which proposed costs represent the most probable and realistic cost of 

###  performance

### ii. Reflect a clear understanding of the requirements.

### iii. Be consistent with the elements of the applicant\'s technical proposal.

iv\. Minimize administration costs and maximize activity costs

Submit position description for each proposed position(s) including
salary history for each proposed person under this program. This will be
evaluated to ensure that position descriptions are relevant to the
activities and proposed objectives.

The technical application, including illustrative work plan, will not be
longer than ten (10) pages (not including resumes, graphs, and charts)
with maximum section lengths indicated below:

Executive Summary -- Page 1

Technical Approach and Management Plan -- Pages 2-7

Key Personnel -- Pages 8, 9, 10

The award proposed by this solicitation includes a key personnel clause,
and the quality of key personnel proposed is extremely important The
applicant must include as part of the proposal a statement signed by
each person proposed as key personnel confirming their present intention
to serve in the stated position and their stated availability to serve
for the term of the award.

**C. AWARD DECISION**

Following the review of the applications, the technical panel will
report its conclusions to the Agreement Officer. Applicants who, in the
opinion of the Agreement Officer, have no realistic chance of winning
the award will be notified by letter that their application has been
unsuccessful. If deemed necessary or useful by USAID, USAID may enter
into discussions with one or more of the remaining applicants.
Discussions may relate to programmatic features, cost issues, or both.
The entry into discussions is to be viewed as part of the evaluation
process and shall not be deemed by USAID or the applicants as indicative
of a decision or commitment upon the part of USAID to make an award to
the applicant with whom discussions are being held. USAID reserves the
right to make an award without discussions.

The Agreement Officer will make the final determination regarding award
of the agreement, based on an integrated assessment of technical merit,
cost effectiveness, cost sharing, risk and other factors.

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**CREATING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY IN KENYA**

**1.0 INTRODUCTION**

USAID/Kenya seeks applications from local organizations to implement
USAID/Kenya's Biotechnology Outreach program in "Creating Public
Knowledge and Awareness Biotechnology in Kenya" for a potential
Cooperative Agreement Award. Under this CA Award, the successful
Implementing Agent (IA) will work with the biotechnology and biosafety
stakeholders in Kenya to enhance public knowledge and awareness in
biotechnology and biosafety.

This document outlines a program description for a two-year CA to the
successful IA with a projected funding level of approximately \$500,000.

**2.0 OBJECTIVES**

The goal of the Biotechnology Outreach program will be to create an
enabling environment for biotechnology research and development (R and
D) in Kenya through improved knowledge and awareness in biotechnology
and biosafety among stakeholders. The outreach activities will
contribute to this goal through the following three objectives:

(i) To enhance knowledge and awareness in biotechnology and biosafety
    among biotechnology stakeholders, including agricultural extension
    workers, farmers, health workers, scientists, policy-makers,
    religious groups, teachers, students, consumers, journalists and
    Parliamentarians in eight provinces;

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(i) To enhance the level of balanced reporting on biotechnology and
    biosafety through electronic and printed media; and

(ii) To enhance knowledge in biotechnology and biosafety among key
     decision makers, including policy-makers from pertinent government
     ministries including the Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock and
     Fisheries Development, Trade and Industry, Science and Technology,
     Health, Environment and Natural Resources as well as pertinent
     Parliamentary Committees.

**3.0 BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE**

The world is realizing increasing economic benefits emanating from
biotechnology in agriculture, health, industry and environment. For
example, in 2005 the global area under biotech crops grew at a rate of
23%, compared with 20% in 2004. In 2005, 90 million hectares were
planted with bioengineered crops by 8.5 million farmers in 21 countries,
and 90% of these farmers were resource-poor farmers from developing
countries whose increased incomes from biotechnology crops contributed
to poverty alleviation[^1]. However, at a time when science is opening
up so many new possibilities of addressing human welfare problems, there
is, paradoxically, a growing distrust of science on the part of the
public. The public backlash against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
products has been experienced in Southern Africa countries such as
Zimbabwe and Zambia, as well as in Europe[^2]. A recent study in Europe
has shown that increasing understanding of biotechnology has not
necessarily resulted in greater public acceptance. This was attributed
partly to the polarization of the public debate on GMO crops. It was,
however, agreed that there was a pressing need for balanced information
to reach the public. As many national governments were mistrusted to
provide such information (especially in Europe), scientists and
journalists were identified as the key groups suited to disseminate this
information[^3].

Kenya is one of the few Africa countries where biotechnology research
and development is relatively advanced. However, the success of
biotechnology research and development in Kenya is highly dependent on
an enabling environment created on sound policy decisions that in turn
are based on clear understanding of all aspects of biotechnology and
biosafety. At the moment, a high proportion of the public and
policy-makers in Kenya are largely uninformed about biotechnology. In
addition, mechanisms and instruments for advancement of factual and
balanced information on biotechnology are weak. This not only impedes
policy formulation and technology development, but discredits the role
of science, and may result in negative repercussions as has happened in
many regions of the world. There is therefore a need to enhance
opportunities for training and increase the level of understanding of
biotechnology in Kenya.

**4.0 METHODOLOGY**

The biotechnology outreach strategy will employ roundtable discussions,
training seminars, hands-on workshops, public lectures, farmer
vocational training programs, exhibitions and demonstrations at
agricultural shows, electronic and print media, as well as targeted
mailings, brochures, booklets, calendars, flyers, etc, to create public
knowledge and awareness among stakeholders. These exposures should focus
among other topics on basic concepts in biotechnology, current status,
future trends, relevance to sustainable development, biosafety and
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Issues concerning food safety and
the environment (such as gene flow, effects on non-targets organisms,
weediness and monocultures) should be comprehensively addressed.

**5.0 EXPECTED RESULTS**

This intervention in biotechnology will contribute to USAID/Kenya
Strategic Objective 7, Increased Rural Household Incomes. Specifically
this activity will assist in delivering intermediate results (IR)
7.1-*Increased productivity of targeted agricultural sub-sectors,* and
Sub-IR 7.1.1-*Policy environment that promotes investment in
agribusiness and efficient use of resources.* Annex 1 shows details of
illustrative results, indicators for monitoring, and the targets that
are expected to be achieved under this program.

**5.1 IR 7.1 Increased productivity of targeted agricultural
sub-sectors**

Enhanced knowledge and public awareness among stakeholders could
positively contribute to increased productivity among agricultural
sub-sectors. The anticipated results are outlined below.

*Farmers and agricultural extension staff trained*. Farmers and
agricultural staff will be trained to improve their understanding of
biotechnology and its benefits. Improved crop and livestock management
through adoption of improved insect and virus resistant crops,
applications of fast animal disease diagnostic protocols and subsequent
treatment and use of improved animal disease vaccines will result in
improved agricultural productivity. The program should train at least
100 farmers and 40 extension staff per province in the first year. A
similar number of farmers and extension staff should be trained in the
second year but they should be taken from three different provinces from
the preceding year. In total 600 farmers and 240 extension staff will be
trained from at least 6 of the 8 provinces of Kenya, namely Nyanza,
Central, Eastern, Rift Valley, Coast, Western, North Eastern and
Nairobi, in two years. Illustrative indicators for monitoring progress
in this activity include number of farmers and agricultural extension
staff trained, pre- and post-training evaluation to gauge changes in
knowledge and awareness of biotechnology.

*Journalists and scientists* *trained*. These are the most trusted
conveyors of biotechnology information. The focus should be to train
scientists to be good communicators, and journalists to be good writers
in the field of biotechnology. The program should train at least 10
journalists and 15 scientists per year. The trained scientists should be
drawn from diverse institutions, including national research centers
such as KARI, and universities. Illustrative indicators for monitoring
include number of scientists and journalists trained (disaggregated by
gender), number of biotechnology articles written by trained
journalists, number of trained scientists participating in media
interviews or writing biotechnology science articles in newspapers, and
percent of articles with balanced and accurate information. The training
should be at venues proactively planned and organized by the
implementing agent. Trends in the above parameters should be analyzed
and presented in narrative and graphics.

*Private sector and public sector personnel trained*. The goal is to
create awareness among the private sector and public (universities,
national research centers) with the aim of facilitating the formation of
private sector and public sector partnerships in biotechnology and
commercialization of biotechnology products. At least 10 private sector
and 10 public sector personnel should be trained per year. Pre- and
post-training assessment of knowledge and awareness in biotechnology
will be carried out. Changes in perception of private and public sector
in biotechnology and biosafety will be determined from pre- and post-
training data. Other illustrative indicators for monitoring may include
numbers trained (disaggregated by gender), and changes in understanding
of biotechnology, changes in perception by private sector in stocking
GMO foods in Kenya stores (for example on issues such as labeling and
stocking of GMO foods). The results should be analyzed and presented in
narrative and graphics.

*Teachers and students trained*. Hands-on training should be undertaken
for at least 30 teachers and 20 students per year for the two years of
the program. The training should be done in two different provinces in
Kenya. The training should be done in conjunction with Tuskegee
University. Illustrative indicators for monitoring may include numbers
trained (disaggregated by gender), pre- and post-training assessment of
knowledge and awareness in biotechnology by province.

*Outreach through printed and electronic media (radio, TV, web)
established and exhibitions such as agricultural shows undertaken*. This
activity should be the key mechanism of outreach to the general public,
especially consumers. It will enable consumers to make informed choices
regarding new biotech food products. Positive consumer attitudes and
knowledge about the use of biotechnology in agriculture and food
production will result in increased demand for the new products in the
marketplace. Indicators for monitoring include number of biotechnology
articles published in local dailies per year, number of biotechnology
newsletters printed and distributed by type of audience receiving the
newsletter, type of biotechnology information on the web and number of
persons visiting the web. Biotechnology exhibits will be presented at,
at least three provincial agricultural shows per year hosted at Nairobi,
Kisumu, Kakamega, Embu, Mombasa, Eldoret, Nakuru and/or Garissa.
Questionnaires should be administered yearly to gauge peoples\'
perceptions on biotechnology in each province at the Agricultural
exhibitions. Perceptions should be disaggregated on the basis of
demographic factors such as gender, profession (including farmers),
producers versus consumers, level of education, etc.

**5.2 IR 7.1.1.Policy Environment that promotes investment in
agribusiness and efficient use of resources**

*Policy-makers and Parliamentarians trained.* Increased knowledge and
awareness in biotechnology among policy-makers and Parliamentarians will
facilitate development and adoption of the Kenya's Biotechnology Policy
and enactment of the Biosafety Bill. These would foster a policy
environment that promotes investment in agribusiness and efficient use
of natural resources. At least one training will be held per year for
four Parliamentary Committees, including Health, Agriculture, Trade and
Industry, and Environment. At least two people trained per year from
each of the pertinent regulatory Ministries/Agencies, including
Ministries of Agriculture (including KEPHIS), Livestock and Fisheries
Development, Trade and Industry, Science and Technology, Health,
Environment and Natural Resources, and the Attorney General's Chambers.
Illustrative indicators for monitoring include number of meetings held,
number of trainees/attendants (disaggregated by gender), and type of
information shared, pre- and post-meeting perception assessments,
specific policy-making agencies visited and information shared.

**6.0 MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM PERFORMANCE**

USAID/Kenya will provide continuing oversight of both the programmatic
and financial management aspects of the award through reviews of
reports, correspondence, site visits and other appropriate means.

**6.1 Annual Work Plans**

The successful IA will submit an annual work plan to be approved by
USAID/Kenya. The first work plan will be provided to USAID within one
month of signing the Cooperative Agreement.

**6.2 Performance Reports**

Performance reports will be submitted quarterly to USAID/Kenya - ABEO.
These reports will describe progress against the results and indicators
defined in the first year work plan. Also, they will contain a
description and analysis of problems encountered, progress made, lessons
learned and information on accrued expenditures. The performance reports
will present the information contained in 22CFR 226.51.d.

In addition to the above, reports are required to comply with the
Initiative to End Hunger in Africa-Online Presidential Initiative
Network (IEHA-OPIN) indicators and with SO7 reporting requirements. The
IEHA-OPIN report will be submitted to USAID Kenya - ABEO in April and
October each year, and will contain the following information:

-   Number of males and females attending training

-   Number of public-private partnerships formed or assisted

SO7 requires an annual report in October that will cover the previous
Fiscal Year's progress (October to September) on achieving results.
Specific reporting indicators are presented in Section 6.4.

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### 6.4 Final performance report

The recipient will submit a final report within 90 days after the end of
the agreement to USAID/Kenya-ABEO. The final performance report will
contain the following information:

-   Executive summary of the recipient's accomplishments in achieving
    results and conclusions about areas in need of future assistance

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-   Overall description of the recipient's activities and attainment of
    results during the life of the Cooperative Agreement

-   Assessment of progress made during the life of the Cooperative
    Agreement

-   Assessment of progress made towards accomplishing the Strategic
    Objective and Results

-   Significance of these activities

-   Important research findings

-   Comments and recommendations

-   Success stories

-   Final financial report that describes how the Recipient's funds were
    used.

**6.5 Financial report**

The successful implementing agent (IA) will submit quarterly financial
reports to USAID/Kenya. These will be due in mid-December, mid-March,
mid-June and mid-September to comply with USAID-reporting requirements.
These reports will include all expenses incurred by budget category and
will comply with 22 CFR 226.52.

**6.6 Branding**

All the successful Implementing Agent's programs, projects, activities,
public communications, and commodities implemented through USAID funding
should be "marked," or visibly bear, the "USAID Standard Graphic
Identity" that clearly communicates that the aid is "From the American
people." The purpose of branding is to credit the American people for
the foreign assistance they finance in compliance with the new Federal
Regulation contained in the "USAID Identity 22 C. F. R. § 226.2".

**6.7 Contact information**

Contact information for submission of work plans and reports:

USAID/Kenya-ABEO: Silas D. Obukosia, Cognizant Technical Officer (CTO);
telephone: +254-20-8622214; email: <sobukosia@usaid.gov>

**7.0 EVALUATION**

Under a separate mechanism, USAID/Kenya will conduct an external
evaluation to be scheduled toward the end of the program. This external
evaluation will focus on the extent to which the activities achieved the
intended results, the impact of the program and lessons learned for
future programming.

**8.0 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

The successful implementing agent (IA) will be the lead USAID-supported
partner in developing Kenya's Biotechnology Outreach Program. However,
the IA will liaise with Tuskegee University in implementing the
Biotechnology Outreach activity to schools. IA will implement this
cooperative agreement in conformance with 22 CFR Part 226-
"Administration of assistance awards to US non-governmental
organizations".

**9.0 SUBSTANTIAL INVOLVEMENT**

The USAID/Kenya CTO will manage the program on behalf of USAID.
USAID/Kenya will be substantially involved as follows:

-   Approval of work plans;

-   Approval of recipient's key personnel/positions;

-   Joint participation including: approval of the recipient's
    monitoring and evaluation (M&E) plans, monitoring to permit
    direction and redirection where identified specifications are not
    met (ADS 303.5.11a) and to facilitate linkage and collaboration with
    other elements of USAID/Kenya's Agricultural Biotechnology Support
    Program. IA's first M &E plan will be submitted within one month of
    the date of the award. Other monitoring reports will be a component
    of each quarterly performance report.

**10.0 TARGETS (see table 1) BELOW**

> **Table 1. Outline of the Program Description and Illustrative
> Results**

+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
| **Ob  | **A         | *         | **Illustrative      | **I         |
| jecti | ctivities** | *Expected | process indicators  | llustrative |
| ves** |             | results** | for monitoring**    | targets**   |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
| Incr  | Train       | Balanced  | Numbers trained     | 300 farmers |
| eased | farmers     | in        | (ge                 | trained per |
| the   |             | formation | nder-disaggregated) | year        |
| level |             | in        |                     |             |
| of    |             | biot      | Biotechnology       | 120         |
| und   |             | echnology | articles written by | extension   |
| ersta |             | and       | trained journalists | staff       |
| nding |             | biosafety |                     | trained per |
| of    |             | provided  | Pre-and             | year        |
| bio   |             | to:       | post-training       |             |
| techn |             | farmers;  | perception of       | Training    |
| ology |             | extension | different issues on | done in 3   |
| and   |             | officers; | biotechnology and   | provinces   |
| bios  |             | private   | biosafety           | per year.   |
| afety |             | sect      |                     |             |
| among |             | or/public | Percentage of       |             |
| 8     |             | sector;   | biotechnology       |             |
| categ |             | jou       | articles in daily   |             |
| ories |             | rnalists; | papers with         |             |
| of    |             | teachers; | balanced and        |             |
| st    |             | high      | accurate            |             |
| akeho |             | school    | information         |             |
| lders |             | students  |                     |             |
|       |             | and       | Number of private   |             |
|       |             | s         | sector,             |             |
|       |             | cientists | public-sector       |             |
|       |             |           | meetings held in    |             |
|       |             |           | biotechnology       |             |
|       |             |           |                     |             |
|       |             |           | Number of trained   |             |
|       |             |           | scientists writing  |             |
|       |             |           | biotechnology       |             |
|       |             |           | articles in press   |             |
|       |             |           | or attending        |             |
|       |             |           | interviews on       |             |
|       |             |           | media.              |             |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
|       | Train       |           |                     |             |
|       | extension   |           |                     |             |
|       | staff       |           |                     |             |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
|       | Train       |           |                     |             |
|       | journalists |           |                     |             |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
|       | Train       |           |                     | At least 10 |
|       | scientists  |           |                     | journalists |
|       | in          |           |                     | trained per |
|       | com         |           |                     | year        |
|       | munications |           |                     |             |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
|       | Train       |           |                     | At least 15 |
|       | private and |           |                     | scientists  |
|       | public      |           |                     | trained per |
|       | sector      |           |                     | year        |
|       | personnel   |           |                     |             |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
|       | Train       |           |                     | At least 10 |
|       | teachers    |           |                     | private     |
|       | and high    |           |                     | sector and  |
|       | school      |           |                     | 10 public   |
|       | students    |           |                     | sector      |
|       |             |           |                     | personnel   |
|       |             |           |                     | trained per |
|       |             |           |                     | year.       |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
|       |             |           |                     | At least 30 |
|       |             |           |                     | teachers    |
|       |             |           |                     | and 20      |
|       |             |           |                     | students    |
|       |             |           |                     | trained per |
|       |             |           |                     | year.       |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
| Incr  | Public      | E         | Number of editions  | 1000 hard   |
| eased | bi          | lectronic | published be        | copy        |
| level | otechnology | and       | category            | newsletters |
| of    | newsletters | printed   |                     | published   |
| p     |             | pub       |                     | and         |
| ublic |             | lications |                     | circulated  |
| out   |             | made      |                     | in at least |
| reach |             | widely    |                     | four        |
| th    |             | available |                     | provinces   |
| rough |             |           |                     | in Kenya    |
| pr    |             |           |                     | per month   |
| inted |             |           |                     |             |
| and   |             |           |                     |             |
| elect |             |           |                     |             |
| ronic |             |           |                     |             |
| media |             |           |                     |             |
| (t    |             |           |                     |             |
| elevi |             |           |                     |             |
| sion, |             |           |                     |             |
| radio |             |           |                     |             |
| s     |             |           |                     |             |
| hows, |             |           |                     |             |
| inte  |             |           |                     |             |
| rnet) |             |           |                     |             |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
|       | Publish     |           | Number and type of  | 1000        |
|       | bi          |           | languages in which  | brochures   |
|       | otechnology |           | brochures           | published   |
|       | brochures   |           | translated          | in at least |
|       |             |           |                     | English and |
|       |             |           |                     | Kiswahili   |
|       |             |           |                     | and         |
|       |             |           |                     | circulated  |
|       |             |           |                     | in 4        |
|       |             |           |                     | provinces   |
|       |             |           |                     | in Kenya    |
|       |             |           |                     | per year.   |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
|       | Establish a |           | Numbers that        | At least    |
|       | bi          |           | visited website and | one website |
|       | otechnology |           | types of            | established |
|       | website     |           | information on the  | and 100     |
|       |             |           | website             | persons     |
|       |             |           |                     | visit the   |
|       |             |           |                     | website per |
|       |             |           |                     | month       |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
|       | Public      |           | Frequency of        | At least    |
|       | awareness   |           | published articles  | three       |
|       | raised      |           |                     | bi          |
|       | through     |           | Number and          | otechnology |
|       | a           |           | frequency of        | exhibitions |
|       | gricultural |           | exhibitions         | held in     |
|       | shows and   |           |                     | three       |
|       | public      |           |                     | different   |
|       | exhibitions |           |                     | a           |
|       | such as     |           |                     | gricultural |
|       | Hortex      |           |                     | shows in    |
|       |             |           |                     | Kenya per   |
|       |             |           |                     | year        |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
| Enh   | Train       | Parliam   | Numbers trained by  | One         |
| anced | Parli       | entarians | category            | training    |
| bio   | amentarians | and       | (ge                 | per year    |
| techn |             | policy-   | nder-disaggregated) | for four    |
| ology |             | makers    |                     | Pa          |
| out   |             | trained   |                     | rliamentary |
| reach |             |           |                     | Committees, |
| to    |             | In        |                     | including   |
| key   |             | formation |                     | Health,     |
| deci  |             | conveyed  |                     | A           |
| sions |             | to key    |                     | griculture, |
| and   |             | decisi    |                     | Trade and   |
| pol   |             | on-making |                     | Industry,   |
| icy-m |             | m         |                     | and         |
| akers |             | inistries |                     | Environment |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+
|       | Train       |           |                     | At least    |
|       | po          |           |                     | two people  |
|       | licy-makers |           |                     | trained per |
|       |             |           |                     | year from   |
|       |             |           |                     | each of the |
|       |             |           |                     | five        |
|       |             |           |                     | pertinent   |
|       |             |           |                     | regulatory  |
|       |             |           |                     | Ministri    |
|       |             |           |                     | es/Agencies |
+-------+-------------+-----------+---------------------+-------------+

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U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

CERTIFICATIONS, ASSURANCES, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF RECIPIENT \[1\]\[2\]

##  PART I - CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES

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1\. ASSURANCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING
NON-DISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS

\(a\) The recipient hereby assures that no person in the United States
shall, on the bases set forth below, be excluded from participation in,
be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination
under, any program or activity receiving financial assistance from
USAID, and that with respect to the grant for which application is being
made, it will comply with the requirements of:

\(1\) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88-352, 42
U.S.C. 2000-d), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,
color or national origin, in programs and activities receiving Federal
financial assistance;

\(2\) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794),
which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap in programs and
activities receiving Federal financial assistance;

\(3\) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (Pub. L. 95-478),
which prohibits discrimination based on age in the delivery of services
and benefits supported with Federal funds;

\(4\) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681, et
seq.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education
programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance (whether
or not the programs or activities are offered or sponsored by an
educational institution); and

\(5\) USAID regulations implementing the above nondiscrimination laws,
set forth in Chapter II of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

\(b\) If the recipient is an institution of higher education, the
Assurances given herein extend to admission practices and to all other
practices relating to the treatment of students or clients of the
institution, or relating to the opportunity to participate in the
provision of services or other benefits to such individuals, and shall
be applicable to the entire institution unless the recipient establishes
to the satisfaction of the USAID Administrator that the institution\'s
practices in designated parts or programs of the institution will in no
way affect its practices in the program of the institution for which
financial assistance is sought, or the beneficiaries of, or participants
in, such programs.

\(c\) This assurance is given in consideration of and for the purpose of
obtaining any and all Federal grants, loans, contracts, property,
discounts, or other Federal financial assistance extended after the date
hereof to the recipient by the Agency, including installment payments
after such date on account of applications for Federal financial
assistance which were approved before such date. The recipient
recognizes and agrees that such Federal financial assistance will be
extended in reliance on the representations and agreements made in this
Assurance, and that the United States shall have the right to seek
judicial enforcement of this Assurance. This Assurance is binding on the
recipient, its successors, transferees, and assignees, and the person or
persons whose signatures appear below are authorized to sign this
Assurance on behalf of the recipient.

2\. CERTIFICATION REGARDING DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS

\(a\) Instructions for Certification

\(1\) By signing and/or submitting this application or grant, the
recipient is providing the certification set out below.

\(2\) The certification set out below is a material representation of
fact upon which reliance was placed when the agency determined to award
the grant. If it is later determined that the recipient knowingly
rendered a false certification, or otherwise violates the requirements
of the Drug-Free Workplace Act, the agency, in addition to any other
remedies available to the Federal Government, may take action authorized
under the Drug-Free Workplace Act.

\(3\) For recipients other than individuals, Alternate I applies.

\(4\) For recipients who are individuals, Alternate II applies.

\(b\) Certification Regarding Drug-Free Workplace Requirements

Alternate I

\(1\) The recipient certifies that it will provide a drug-free workplace
by:

\(A\) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful
manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled
substance is prohibited in the applicant\'s/grantee\'s workplace and
specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for
violation of such prohibition;

\(B\) Establishing a drug-free awareness program to inform employees
about\--

1\. The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;

2\. The recipient\'s policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;

3\. Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee
assistance programs; and

4\. The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse
violations occurring in the workplace;

\(C\) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the
performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required by
paragraph (b)(1)(A);

\(D\) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph
(b)(1)(A) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the
employee will\--

1\. Abide by the terms of the statement; and

2\. Notify the employer of any criminal drug statute conviction for a
violation occurring in the workplace no later than five days after such
conviction;

\(E\) Notifying the agency within ten days after receiving notice under
subparagraph (b)(1)(D)1, from an employee or otherwise receiving actual
notice of such conviction;

\(F\) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 days of receiving
notice under subparagraph (b)(1)(D)2., with respect to any employee who
is so convicted\--

1\. Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to
and including termination; or

2\. Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug
abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by
a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate
agency;

\(G\) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug- free
workplace through implementation of paragraphs (b)(1)(A), (b)(1)(B),
(b)(1)(C), (b)(1)(D), (b)(1)(E) and (b)(1)(F).

\(2\) The recipient shall insert in the space provided below the site(s)
for the performance of work done in connection with the specific grant:

Place of Performance (Street address, city, county, state, zip code)

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

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

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Alternate II

The recipient certifies that, as a condition of the grant, he or she
will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing,
possession or use of a controlled substance in conducting any activity
with the grant.

3\. CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, AND OTHER
RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS \-- PRIMARY COVERED TRANSACTIONS \[3\]

\(a\) Instructions for Certification

1\. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective primary
participant is providing the certification set out below.

2\. The inability of a person to provide the certification required
below will not necessarily result in denial of participation in this
covered transaction. The prospective participant shall submit an
explanation of why it cannot provide the certification set out below.
The certification or explanation will be considered in connection with
the department or agency\'s determination whether to enter into this
transaction. However, failure of the prospective primary participant to
furnish a certification or an explanation shall disqualify such person
from participation in this transaction.

3\. The certification in this clause is a material representation of
fact upon which reliance was placed when the department or agency
determined to enter into this transaction. If it is later determined
that the prospective primary participant knowingly rendered an erroneous
certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal
Government, the department or agency may terminate this transaction for
cause or default.

4\. The prospective primary participant shall provide immediate written
notice to the department or agency to whom this proposal is submitted if
at any time the prospective primary participant learns that its
certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by
reason of changed circumstances.

5\. The terms \"covered transaction,\" \"debarred,\" \"suspended,\"
\"ineligible,\" lower tier covered transaction,\" \"participant,\"
\"person,\" \"primary covered transaction,\" \"principal,\"
\"proposal,\" and \"voluntarily excluded,\" as used in this clause, have
the meaning set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of the
rules implementing Executive Order 12549. \[4\] You may contact the
department or agency to which this proposal is being submitted for
assistance in obtaining a copy of those regulations.

6\. The prospective primary participant agrees by submitting this
proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered into,
it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction
with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or
voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction,
unless authorized by the department or agency entering into this
transaction.

7\. The prospective primary participant further agrees by submitting
this proposal that it will include the clause titled \"Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary
Exclusion\--Lower Tier Covered Transaction,\" \[5\] provided by the
department or agency entering into this covered transaction, without
modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all
solicitations for lower tier covered transactions.

8\. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification
of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that it
is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the
covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is
erroneous. A participant may decide the methods and frequency by which
it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may,
but is not required to, check the Nonprocurement List.

9\. 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 this clause. The knowledge and information
of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally
possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business
dealing.

10\. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 6 of these
instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters
into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended,
debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this
transaction, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal
Government, the department or agency may terminate this transaction for
cause or default.

\(b\) Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other
Responsibility Matters\--Primary Covered Transactions

\(1\) The prospective primary participant certifies to the best of its
knowledge and belief, the it and its principals:

\(A\) Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment,
declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions
by any Federal department or agency;

\(B\) Have not within a three-year period preceding this proposal 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)
transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation of Federal
or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft,
forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false
statements, or receiving stolen property;

\(C\) Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly
charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State or local) with
commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1)(B) of this
certification;

\(D\) Have not within a three-year period proceeding this
application/proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, State
or local) terminated for cause or default.

\(2\) Where the prospective primary participant is unable to certify to
any of the statements in this certification, such prospective
participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.

4\. CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING

The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and
belief, that:

\(1\) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by
or on behalf of the undersigned, 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 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 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 in
connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative
agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL,
\"Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,\" in accordance with its
instructions.

\(3\) The undersigned shall require that the language of this
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at
all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under
grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients
shall certify and disclose accordingly.

This certification is a material representation of fact upon which
reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into.
Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or
entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, United
States Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than \$10,000 and not
more than \$100,000 for each such failure.

Statement for Loan Guarantees and Loan Insurance

The undersigned states, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief,
that: If any 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 in connection with this commitment
providing for the United States to insure or guarantee a loan, the
undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, \"Disclosure
Form to Report Lobbying,\" in accordance with its instructions.
Submission of this statement is a prerequisite for making or entering
into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any
person who fails to file the required statement shall be subject to a
civil penalty of not less than \$10,000 and not more than \$100,000 for
each such failure.

5\. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO DRUG TRAFFICKERS FOR COVERED COUNTRIES
AND INDIVIDUALS (ADS 206)

USAID reserves the right to terminate this \[Agreement/Contract\], to
demand a refund or take other appropriate measures if the \[Grantee/
Contractor\] is found to have been convicted of a narcotics offense or
to have been engaged in drug trafficking as defined in 22 CFR Part 140.
The undersigned shall review USAID ADS 206 to determine if any
certification are required for Key Individuals or Covered Participants.

If there are COVERED PARTICIPANTS: USAID reserves the right to terminate
assistance to, or take or take other appropriate measures with respect
to, any participant approved by USAID who is found to have been
convicted of a narcotics offense or to have been engaged in drug
trafficking as defined in 22 CFR Part 140.

The recipient has reviewed and is familiar with the proposed grant
format and the applicable regulations, and takes exception to the
following (use a continuation page as necessary):

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

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

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

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

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

Solicitation No.
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Application/Proposal No.
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Date of Application/Proposal
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Name of Recipient
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Typed Name and Title
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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

Signature
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Date \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\[1\] FORMATS\\GRNTCERT: Rev. 06/16/97 (ADS 303.6, E303.5.6a) \[2\] When
these Certifications, Assurances, and Other Statements of Recipient are
used for cooperative agreements, the term \"Grant\" means \"Cooperative
Agreement\". \[3\] The recipient must obtain from each identified
subgrantee and (sub)contractor, and submit with its
application/proposal, the Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension,
Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion \-- Lower Tier Transactions, set
forth in Attachment A hereto. The recipient should reproduce additional
copies as necessary. \[4\] See ADS Chapter E303.5.6a, 22 CFR 208,
Annex1, App A. \[5\] For USAID, this clause is entitled \"Debarment,
Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion (March 1989)\" and is
set forth in the grant standard provision entitled \"Debarment,
Suspension, and Related Matters\" if the recipient is a U.S.
nongovernmental organization, or in the grant standard provision
entitled \"Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters\" if
the recipient is a non-U.S. nongovernmental organization.

##  PART II - OTHER STATEMENTS OF RECIPIENT

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1\. AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS

The recipient represents that the following persons are authorized to
negotiate on its behalf with the Government and to bind the recipient in
connection with this application or grant:

Name Title Telephone No. Facsimile No.

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

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

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

2\. TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (TIN)

If the recipient is a U.S. organization, or a foreign organization which
has income effectively connected with the conduct of activities in the
U.S. or has an office or a place of business or a fiscal paying agent in
the U.S., please indicate the recipient\'s TIN:

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

3\. CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER - DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM
(DUNS) NUMBER

\(a\) In the space provided at the end of this provision, the recipient
should supply the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number
applicable to that name and address. Recipients should take care to
report the number that identifies the recipient\'s name and address
exactly as stated in the proposal.

\(b\) The DUNS is a 9-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet
Information Services. If the recipient does not have a DUNS number, the
recipient should call Dun and Bradstreet directly at 1-800-333-0505. A
DUNS number will be provided immediately by telephone at no charge to
the recipient. The recipient should be prepared to provide the following
information:

\(1\) Recipient\'s name.

\(2\) Recipient\'s address.

\(3\) Recipient\'s telephone number.

\(4\) Line of business.

\(5\) Chief executive officer/key manager.

\(6\) Date the organization was started.

\(7\) Number of people employed by the recipient.

\(8\) Company affiliation.

\(c\) Recipients located outside the United States may obtain the
location and phone number of the local Dun and Bradstreet Information
Services office from the Internet Home Page at
http://www.dbisna.com/dbis/customer/custlist.htm. If an offeror is
unable to locate a local service center, it may send an e-mail to Dun
and Bradstreet at globalinfo@dbisma.com.

The DUNS system is distinct from the Federal Taxpayer Identification
Number (TIN) system.

DUNS:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

4\. LETTER OF CREDIT (LOC) NUMBER

If the recipient has an existing Letter of Credit (LOC) with USAID,
please indicate the LOC number:

LOC:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

5\. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION

\(a\) Applicability. This applies to the procurement of goods and
services planned by the recipient (i.e., contracts, purchase orders,
etc.) from a supplier of goods or services for the direct use or benefit
of the recipient in conducting the program supported by the grant, and
not to assistance provided by the recipient (i.e., a subgrant or
subagreement) to a subgrantee or subrecipient in support of the
subgrantee\'s or subrecipient\'s program. Provision by the recipient of
the requested information does not, in and of itself, constitute USAID
approval.

\(b\) Amount of Procurement. Please indicate the total estimated dollar
amount of goods and services which the recipient plans to purchase under
the grant:

\$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\(c\) Nonexpendable Property. If the recipient plans to purchase
nonexpendable equipment which would require the approval of the
Agreement Officer, please indicate below (using a continuation page, as
necessary) the types, quantities of each, and estimated unit costs.
Nonexpendable equipment for which the Agreement Officer\'s approval to
purchase is required is any article of nonexpendable tangible personal
property charged directly to the grant, having a useful life of more
than one year and an acquisition cost of \$5,000 or more per unit.

TYPE/DESCRIPTION QUANTITY ESTIMATED UNIT COST

(Generic)

\(d\) Source, Origin, and Componentry of Goods. If the recipient plans
to purchase any goods/commodities which are not of U.S. source and/or
U.S. origin, please indicate below (using a continuation page, as
necessary) the types and quantities of each, estimated unit costs of
each, and probable source and/or origin. \"Source\" means the country
from which a commodity is shipped to the cooperating country or the
cooperating country itself if the commodity is located therein at the
time of purchase. However, where a commodity is shipped from a free port
or bonded warehouse in the form in which received therein, \"source\"
means the country from which the commodity was shippedto the free port
or bonded warehouse. Any commodity whose source is a non-Free World
country is ineligible for USAID financing. The \"origin\" of a commodity
is the country or area in which a commodity is mined, grown, or
produced. A commodity is produced when, through manufacturing,
processing, or substantial and major assembling of components, a
commercially recognized new commodity results, which is substantially
different in basic characteristics or in purpose or utility from its
components. Merely packaging various items together for a particular
procurement or relabeling items does not constitute production of a
commodity. Any commodity whose origin is a non-Free World country is
ineligible for USAID financing. \"Components\" are the goods which go
directly into the production of a produced commodity. Any component from
a non-Free World country makes the commodity ineligible for USAID
financing.

TYPE/ QUANTITY EST. GOODS PROBABLE GOODS PROBABLE

DESCRIPTION UNIT COMPONENTS SOURCE COMPONENTS ORIGIN

(Generic) COST

\(e\) Restricted Goods. If the recipient plans to purchase any
restricted goods, please indicate below (using a continuation page, as
necessary) the types and quantities of each, estimated unit costs of
each, intended use, and probable source and/or origin. Restricted goods
are Agricultural Commodities, Motor Vehicles, Pharmaceuticals,
Pesticides, Rubber Compounding Chemicals and Plasticizers, Used
Equipment, U.S. Government-Owned Excess Property, and Fertilizer.

TYPE/ QUANTITY ESTIMATED PROBABLE PROBABLE INTENDED

DESCRIPTION UNIT COST SOURCE ORIGIN USE

(Generic)

\(f\) Supplier Nationality. If the recipient plans to purchase any goods
or services from suppliers of goods and services whose nationality is
not in the U.S., please indicate below (using a continuation page, as
necessary) the types and quantities of each good or service, estimated
costs of each, probable nationality of each non-U.S. supplier of each
good or service, and the rationale for purchasing from a non-U.S.
supplier. Any supplier whose nationality is a non-Free World country is
ineligible for USAID financing.

TYPE/ QUANTITY ESTIMATED PROBABLE NATIONALITY RATIONALE

DESCRIPTION UNIT COST SUPPLIER for

(Generic) (Non-US Only) NON-US

\(g\) Proposed Disposition. If the recipient plans to purchase any
nonexpendable equipment with a unit acquisition cost of \$5,000 or more,
please indicate below (using a continuation page, as necessary) the
proposed disposition of each such item. Generally, the recipient may
either retain the property for other uses and make compensation to USAID
(computed by applying the percentage of federal participation in the
cost of the original program to the current fair market value of the
property), or sell the property and reimburse USAID an amount computed
by applying to the sales proceeds the percentage of federal
participation in the cost of the original program (except that the
recipient may deduct from the federal share \$500 or 10% of the
proceeds, whichever is greater, for selling and handling expenses), or
donate the property to a host country institution, or otherwise dispose
of the property as instructed by USAID.

TYPE/DESCRIPTION QUANTITY ESTIMATED PROPOSED DISPOSITION

(Generic) UNIT COST

6\. PAST PERFORMANCE REFERENCES

On a continuation page, please provide a list of the ten most current
U.S. Government and/or privately-funded contracts, grants, cooperative
agreements, etc., and the name, address, and telephone number of the
Contract/Agreement Officer or other contact person.

7\. TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

The recipient, by checking the applicable box, represents that -

\(a\) If the recipient is a U.S. entity, it operates as \[ \] a
corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of, \[ \] an
individual, \[ \] a partnership, \[ \] a nongovernmental nonprofit
organization, \[ \] a state or loc al governmental organization, \[ \] a
private college or university, \[ \] a public college or university, \[
\] an international organization, or \[ \] a joint venture; or

\(b\) If the recipient is a non-U.S. entity, it operates as \[ \] a
corporation organized under the laws of
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (country), \[
\] an individual, \[ \] a partnership, \[ \] a nongovernmental nonprofit
organization, \[ \] a nongovernmental educational institution, \[ \] a
governmental organization, \[ \] an international organization, or \[ \]
a joint venture.

8\. ESTIMATED COSTS OF COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS

The following are the estimate(s) of the cost of each separate
communications product (i.e., any printed material \[other than non-
color photocopy material\], photographic services, or video production
services) which is anticipated under the grant. Each estimate must
include all the costs associated with preparation and execution of the
product. Use a continuation page as necessary.

Attachment A

##  CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY AND VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS

\(a\) Instructions for Certification

1\. By signing and submitting this proposal, the prospective lower tier
participant is providing the certification set out below.

2\. The certification in this clause is a material representation of
fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was entered
into. If it is later determined that the prospective lower tier
participant knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition
to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the department or
agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available
remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.

3\. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate
written notice to the person to which this proposal is submitted if at
any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its
certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by
reason of changed circumstances.

4\. The terms \"covered transaction,\" \"debarred,\" \"suspended,\"
ineligible, \"lower tier covered transaction,\" \"participant,\"
\"person,\" \"primary covered transaction,\" \"principal,\"
\"proposal,\" and \"voluntarily excluded,\" as used in this clause, has
the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of rules
implementing Executive Order 12549. 1/ You may contact the person to
which this proposal is submitted for assistance in obtaining a copy of
those regulations.

5\. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this
proposal that, should the proposed covered transaction be entered into,
it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction
with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or
voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered transaction,
unless authorized by the department or agency with which this
transaction originated.

6\. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting
this proposal that it will include this clause titled \"Certification
Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary
Exclusion\--Lower Tier covered Transaction,\" 2/ without modification,
in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations for
lower tier covered transactions.

7\. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification
of a prospective participant in a lower tier covered transaction that it
is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the
covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is
erroneous. A participant may decide the method and frequency by which it
determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but
is not required to, check the Non procurement List.

8\. 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 this clause. The knowledge and information
of a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally
possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business
dealings.

9\. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these
instructions, if a participant in a covered transaction knowingly enters
into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended,
debarred, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from 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, including suspension and/or
debarment.

\(b\) Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and
Voluntary Exclusion\--Lower Tier Covered Transactions

\(1\) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of
this proposal, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred,
suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal
department or agency.

\(2\) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify
to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective
participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.

Solicitation No.
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Application/Proposal No.
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Date of Application/Proposal
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Name of Applicant/Subgrantee
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Typed Name and Title
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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

Signature
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

1/ See ADS Chapter 303, 22 CFR 208.

2/ For USAID, this clause is entitled \"Debarment, Suspension,
Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion (March 1989)\" and is set forth
in the USAID grant standard provision for U.S. nongovernmental
organizations entitled \"Debarment, Suspension, and Related Matters\"
(see ADS Chapter 303), or in the USAID grant standard provision for
non-U.S. nongovernmental organizations entitled \"Debarment, Suspension,
and Other Responsibility Matters\" (see ADS Chapter 303).

##  KEY INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATION NARCOTICS OFFENSES AND DRUG TRAFFICKING

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I hereby certify that within the last ten years:

1\. I have not been convicted of a violation of, or a conspiracy to
violate, any law or regulation of the United States or any other country
concerning narcotic or psychotropic drugs or other controlled
substances.

2\. I am not and have not been an illicit trafficker in any such drug or
controlled substance.

3\. I am not and have not been a knowing assistor, abettor, conspirator,
or colluder with others in the illicit trafficking in any such drug or
substance.

Signature: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Date: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Name: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Title/Position: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Organization:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Address:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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

Date of Birth:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

NOTICE:

1\. You are required to sign this Certification under the provisions of
22 CFR Part 140, Prohibition on Assistance to Drug Traffickers. These
regulations were issued by the Department of State and require that
certain key individuals of organizations must sign this Certification.

2\. If you make a false Certification you are subject to U.S. criminal
prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1001.

##  PARTICIPANT CERTIFICATION NARCOTICS OFFENSES AND DRUG TRAFFICKING

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1\. I hereby certify that within the last ten years:

a\. I have not been convicted of a violation of, or a conspiracy to
violate, any law or regulation of the United States or any other country
concerning narcotic or psychotropic drugs or other controlled
substances.

b\. I am not and have not been an illicit trafficker in any such drug or
controlled substance.

c\. I am not or have not been a knowing assistor, abettor, conspirator,
or colluder with others in the illicit trafficking in any such drug or
substance.

2\. I understand that USAID may terminate my training if it is
determined that I engaged in the above conduct during the last ten years
or during my USAID training.

Signature:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Name:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Date:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Address:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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

Date of Birth:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

NOTICE:

1\. You are required to sign this Certification under the provisions of
22 CFR Part 140,Prohibition on Assistance to Drug Traffickers. These
regulations were issued by the Department of State and require that
certain participants must sign this Certification.

2\. If you make a false Certification you are subject to U.S. criminal
prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1001.

FORMATS\\GRNTCERT: Rev. 06/16/97 (ADS 303.6, E303.5.6a) When these
Certifications, Assurances, and Other Statements of Recipient are used
for cooperative agreements, the term \"Grant\" means \"Cooperative
Agreement\". The recipient must obtain from each identified subgrantee
and (sub)contractor, and submit with its application/proposal, the
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and
Voluntary Exclusion \-- Lower Tier Transactions, set forth in Attachment
A hereto. The recipient should reproduce additional copies as necessary.
See ADS Chapter E303.5.6a, 22 CFR 208, Annex1, App A. For USAID, this
clause is entitled \"Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary
Exclusion (March 1989)\" and is set forth in the grant standard
provision entitled \"Debarment, Suspension, and Related Matters\" if the
recipient is a U.S. nongovernmental organization, or in the grant
standard provision entitled \"Debarment, Suspension, and Other
Responsibility Matters\" if the recipient is a non-U.S. nongovernmental
organization.

##  CERTIFICATION REGARDING MATERIAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES

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As a condition of entering into the referenced agreement,
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ hereby certifies that it has
not provided and will not provide material support or resources to any
individual or entity that it knows, or has reason to know, is an
individual or entity that advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has
engaged in terrorist activity, including but not limited to the
individuals and entities listed in the Annex to Executive Order 13224
and other such individuals and entities that may be later designated by
the United States under any of the following authorities: § 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C. § 1189), the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq.),
the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.), or §
212(a)(3)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the
USA Patriot Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56 (October 26, 2001)(8 U.S.C.
§1182). \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ further certifies
that it will not provide material support or resources to any individual
or entity that it knows, or has reason to know, is acting as an agent
for any individual or entity that advocates, plans, sponsors, engages
in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity, or that has been so
designated, or will immediately cease such support if an entity is so
designated after the date of the referenced agreement.

For purposes of this certification, \"material support and resources\"
includes currency or other financial securities, financial services,
lodging, training, safe houses, false documentation or identification,
communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances,
explosives, personnel, transportation, and other physical assets, except
medicine or religious materials.

For purposes of this certification, \"engage in terrorist activity\"
shall have the same meaning as in section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)(B)
(iv)).

For purposes of this certification, \"entity\" means a partnership,
association, corporation, or other organization, group, or subgroup.

This certification is an express term and condition of the agreement and
any violation of it shall be grounds for unilateral termination of the
agreement by USAID prior to the end of its term.

Signature:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Name:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Date:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Address:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

NOTICE:

If you make a false Certification you are subject to U.S. criminal
prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1001.

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[^3]: Panel on Public Awareness and Participation in Science
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    UNCTAD Secretariat 14-16 November 2000.