(A) Procurement of goods and/or services with federal funds from a supplier or contractor should be checked for debarment before purchasing and/or awarding a contract or subaward. Debarment should be checked prior to purchasing or contracting with any entity or agency to ensure the entity or agency has not been debarred or suspended by the federal government at the System for Award Management website (http://www.sam.gov/).
(B) All procurement contracts and agreements for both goods and services must have the following verbiage contained in the documentation immediately adjacent to the signature line:
"Debarment and Suspension Certification - The contractor (or vendor, or consultant, depending on the transaction) certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that it and its principals are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal department or agency in accordance with Executive Order 12549 (2/18/86)."
(Ord. 7-2021, passed 6-30-2021)