Evening star., 1934-03-15
president ORDERS
IN. R. A. IN ALL BIDS .
Code Compliance Must Be
Certified Before Con.
tracts Are Given.
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supplier shall hereafter accept or pur-
chase for the performance of any con-
tract or purchase order or enter into
any sub-contracts for any articles,
materials or supplies in whole or In
part produced or furnished bv any
person who shall not have certified
that ne Is complying with and will
continue to comply with each code OF
fair competition which relates to such
articles. materials or supplies or in
case there is no approved code for the
Whole or any portion thereof, then to
that extent, with an agreement with
the President as aforesaid.
"te) The foregoing provisions of
this order shall likewise apply to all
contracts and purchase orders author
lzed by any State, municipal corpora
ton, local subdivision, person or cor
poratl0n IN connection with projects
carried out or to be carried ont
wholly or in part. with funds loaned
or granted by any agency of the
United States, and all contracts and
agreements for the making of any
such loan or grant shall contain a
provision requiring the State, munich
pal corporation. local subdivision
person or corporation receiving such
loan or grant. to comply with the
provisions OF this order: provided that
this paragraph shall not be con-
Strled as requiring the restriction of
the use of materials to those pro-
duCed within the United States. nor
to require price differentials in favor
OF such materials.
III ANY person falsely certifying as
to compliance with the aforesaid who
submits any proposal bid. contract or
Subcontract. or accept any purchase
order may be punished as provided in
section 10 (a) of the National Indus
trial Recovery Act by a fine of not
70 exceed five hundred dollars (s5OO)
or Imprisonment not to exceed six
months. or both. and in event of anv
such false celtification BY any such
person. any contract. SubcOntract or
purchase order to which he is party
secured by or in furtherance of anv
such proposal or bid. may be Cancelled
by the other party thereto. and the
unfinished portion thereof completed
at the expense OF the person guilty of
such false certifiCation and his sure
ties, if any.
Settling OF Disputes.
III Whenever dispute shall
arise between any agency of the
United States and any bidder, con-
tractor, supplier or other person as
to compliance with any Code of Fair
Competition. or with an agreement
with the President, as aforesaid. in
connection with any proposal, bid
contract, subcontract or purchase
order mentioned herein, the admin
lStrator for industrial recovery. or
such agency as he may designate.
shall decide such dispute and for the
purposes of action under this execu-
tive order, such decisions shall be
final and conclusive (but the deter
mlnation Of such agency of the United
States shall be effective for all pur-
poses pending such decision
Nv. All provisions of the Code Of
Fair Competition shall apply to the
making and performance of contracts
with or sales to agencies OF the
United States
w. The administrator for industrial
recovery may make exceptions in Spe-
Ci1c cases or otherwise under this
order whenever such action shall be
recommended to him by an agency
OF the United States. and when in the
Judgment Of the administrator Justice
or public interest will best be served
thereby
vi. Any provisions OF executive
order No. 6246 signed August 10.
1888. or any other executive order and
any rule or regulation in conflict here
with are hereby to that extend modi-
fed and rescinded. ,Signedl
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT"