Frequently Asked Questions regarding Debarment
What is "Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary
Exclusion"?
These terms refer to the status of a person that cannot contract with or
received grants from a federal agency. In order to be debarred,
suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded, you must:
- Have had a contract or grant with a federal agency, and
- Have gone through some process where the federal agency notified or attempted to notify you that you could not contract with the federal agency.
- Generally, this process occurs where you, the contractor, are not qualified or are not adequately performing under a contract, or have violated a regulation or law pertaining to the contract.
Am I required to sign this certification? Yes! You are contracting with DSHS. Federal law (Executive Order 12549) requires DSHS to ensure that persons or companies that contract with DSHS are not prohibited from having federal contracts.
What is Executive Order 12549?
Executive Order 12549 refers to Federal Executive Order Number 12549.
The executive order was signed by the President of the United States and
directed federal agencies to ensure that federal agencies, and any state
or other agency receiving federal funds were not contracting or awarding
grants to persons, organizations, or companies who have been excluded
from participating in federal contracts or grants.
Proposal means a solicited or unsolicited bid, application, request, invitation to consider or similar communication from you to DSHS.
What or who is "lower tier participant"?
Lower tier participant means a person or organization that submits a
proposal, enters into contracts with, or receives a grant from DSHS, or
any subcontractor of a contract with DSHS. If you hire subcontractors,
you should require them to sign a certification and keep it with your
subcontract.
Covered Transaction means a contract, oral or written agreement, grant, or any other arrangement where you contract with or received money from DSHS. Covered Transaction does not include mandatory entitlements and individual benefits
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