Common use of General Certifications Clause in Contracts

General Certifications. By executing this Agreement, the Contractor, under pains and penalties of perjury, certifies that: a) the Contractor is and shall remain qualified to perform all services required by this Agreement, including obtaining the requisite licenses, registrations, permits and resources for performance; b) the Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations; c) the Contractor has provided a quotation that was made and submitted in good faith and without collusion or fraud with any other person; d) the Contractor has the means and experience to fulfill the terms of this Agreement; e) the Contractor shall affirmatively disclose the details of any pertinent judgment, criminal conviction, investigation or litigation pending against it or any of its officers, directors, agents or subcontractors of which the Contractor has knowledge or learns of during the term of the Agreement; and f) if an employer, the Contractor certifies compliance with applicable state and federal employment laws or regulations, including but not limited to the following: minimum wages and prevailing wage programs and payments; unemployment insurance and contributions; workers’ compensation and insurance, child labor laws, fair labor practices; M.G.L. c. 149 (Labor and Industries); M.G.L. c. 150A (Labor Relations); M.G.L. c. 151 and 455 CMR 2.00 (Minimum Fair Wages); M.G.L. c. 151A (Unemployment Insurance); M.G. L. c. 151B (Unlawful Discrimination because of Race, Color, Religious Creed, National Origin, Ancestry or Sex); M.G.L. c. 151E (Prohibition of Certain Discrimination by Businesses); M.G.L. c. 152 (Workers’ Compensation); M.G.L. c.153 (Liability of Employers to Employees for Injuries Not Resulting in Death); 29 USC c. 8 (Federal Fair Labor Standards); 29 USC c. 28 (Federal Family and Medical Leave Act); Consumers and Civil Rights. The Contractor, if paid from federal funding sources, additionally certifies that it complies with the following, as applicable: “Equal Employment Opportunity” as provided for under 41 CFR 60-1.4(b) in accordance with E.O. 11246, “Equal Employment Opportunity” (30 FR 12319, 12935, 3 CFR Part 1964-1965 Comp, p. 339), as amended by E.O. 11375, “Amending Executive Order 11246 Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity,” and implementing regulations at 41 CFR Part 60, “Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor”; “▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act”, as amended (40 U.S.C. 3141-3148) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5, “Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction”); ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ “Anti-Kickback” Act (40 U.S.C. 3145), as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 3, “Contractors and Subcontractors on Public Building or Public Work Financed in Whole or in Part by Loans or Grants from the United States”); “Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act,” (40 U.S.C. 3702 and 3704, as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations, 29 CFR Part 5); “Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts, And Cooperative Agreements,” 37 CFR part 401; “Clean Air Act” (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q) and the “Federal Water Pollution Control Act,” (33 U.S.C. 1251-1387) as amended; “Debarment and Suspension” (Executive Orders 12549 and 12689), as supplemented by 2 CFR Part 180; “▇▇▇▇ Anti-Lobbying Amendment,” 31 U.S.C. 1352, as implemented by 34 CFR Part 82 (“Limitation on Use of Appropriated Funds to Influence Certain Federal Contracting and Financial Transactions”; “Procurement of Recovered Materials,” under Section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the “Environmental Protection Act (EPA),” under 40 CFR Part 247, as required by 2 CFR 200.323; “Prohibition on Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment,” under Public Law 115-232, Section 889, as required by 2 CFR 200.216; “Domestic Preferences for Procurements,” 2 CFR 200.322; as well as: Section 1605 of Pub. L. 111-5 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”); and 2 CFR part 176.140 (“Award term - Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods - Section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.”). Finally, if the Contractor provides goods or services to the Needham Public Schools under the National School Lunch Program, it certifies that it complies with applicable provisions of the following: 7 CFR Part 210 (“National School Lunch Program”), including 7 CFR Part 210.21(d) (“Buy American”); 7 CFR 215 (“Special Milk Program for Children”); 7 CFR 220 (“School Breakfast Program”); 7 CFR 225 (“Summer Food Service Program”); 7 CFR 226 (“Child and Adult Care Food Program”); 7 CFR 245 (“Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools”); and 7 CFR 250 (“Donation of Foods for Use in the United States, Its Territories and Possessions and Areas Under ITS”.)

General Certifications. By executing this Agreement, the Contractor, Contractor under pains and penalties of perjury, perjury certifies that: a) the Contractor is and shall remain qualified to perform all services required by this Agreement, including obtaining the requisite licenses, registrations, permits and resources for performance; b) the Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations; c) the Contractor has provided a quotation that was made and submitted in good faith and without collusion or fraud with any other person; d) the Contractor has the means and experience to fulfill the terms of this Agreement; e) the Contractor shall affirmatively disclose the details of any pertinent judgment, criminal conviction, investigation or litigation pending against it or any of its officers, directors, agents or subcontractors of which the Contractor has knowledge or learns of during the term of the Agreement; and f) if an employer, the Contractor certifies compliance with applicable state and federal employment laws or regulations, including but not limited to the following: minimum wages and prevailing wage programs and payments; unemployment insurance and contributions; workers’ compensation and insurance, child labor laws, fair labor practices; M.G.L. c. 149 (Labor and Industries); M.G.L. c. 150A (Labor Relations); M.G.L. c. 151 and 455 CMR 2.00 (Minimum Fair Wages); M.G.L. c. 151A (Unemployment Insurance); M.G. L. c. 151B (Unlawful Discrimination because of Race, Color, Religious Creed, National Origin, Ancestry or Sex); M.G.L. c. 151E (Prohibition of Certain Discrimination by Businesses); M.G.L. c. 152 (Workers’ Compensation); M.G.L. c.153 (Liability of Employers to Employees for Injuries Not Resulting in Death); 29 USC c. 8 (Federal Fair Labor Standards); 29 USC c. 28 (Federal Family and Medical Leave Act); Consumers and Civil Rights. The Contractor, if paid from federal funding sources, additionally certifies that it complies with the following, as applicable: “Equal Employment Opportunity” as provided for under 41 CFR 60-1.4(b) in accordance with E.O. 11246, “Equal Employment Opportunity” (30 FR 12319, 12935, 3 CFR Part 1964-1965 Comp, p. 339), as amended by E.O. 11375, “Amending Executive Order 11246 Relating to Equal Employment Opportunity,” and implementing regulations at 41 CFR Part 60, “Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor”; “▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act”, as amended (40 U.S.C. 3141-3148) and as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5, “Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction”); ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ “Anti-Kickback” Act (40 U.S.C. 3145), as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 3, “Contractors and Subcontractors on Public Building or Public Work Financed in Whole or in Part by Loans or Grants from the United States”); “Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act,” (40 U.S.C. 3702 and 3704, as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations, 29 CFR Part 5); “Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts, And and Cooperative Agreements,” 37 CFR part 401; “Clean Air Act” (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q) and the “Federal Water Pollution Control Act,” (33 U.S.C. 1251-1387) ), as amended; “Debarment and Suspension” (Executive Orders 12549 and 12689), as supplemented by 2 CFR Part 180; “▇▇▇▇ Anti-Lobbying Amendment,” 31 U.S.C. 1352, as implemented by 34 CFR Part 82 (“Limitation on Use of Appropriated Funds to Influence Certain Federal Contracting and Financial Transactions”; “Procurement of Recovered Materials,” under Section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the “Environmental Protection Act (EPA),” under 40 CFR Part 247, as required by 2 CFR 200.323; “Prohibition on Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment,” under Public Law 115-232, Section 889, as required by 2 CFR 200.216; “Domestic Preferences for Procurements,” 2 CFR 200.322; as well as: Section 1605 of Pub. L. 111-5 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”); and 2 CFR part 176.140 (“Award term - Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Manufactured Goods - Section 1605 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.”). Finally, if the Contractor provides goods or services to the Needham ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Public Schools under the National School Lunch Program, it certifies that it complies with applicable provisions of the following: 7 CFR Part 210 (“National School Lunch Program”), including 7 CFR Part 210.21(d) (“Buy American”); 7 CFR 215 (“Special Milk Program for Children”); 7 CFR 220 (“School Breakfast Program”); 7 CFR 225 (“Summer Food Service Program”); 7 CFR 226 (“Child and Adult Care Food Program”); 7 CFR 245 (“Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools”); and 7 CFR 250 (“Donation of Foods for Use in the United States, Its Territories and Possessions and Areas Under ITS”.)