The Purchasing Agency shall have all the powers and duties authorized and permitted under the provisions of Indiana Code, § 5-22, as the same may be amended from time to time by Ordinance adopted by the Town Council, policies adopted by the Purchasing Agency, or in amendatory statutory provisions. Further, the following specific provisions are applicable under such Purchasing Policy and Procedure of the Town for determining suspension and/or debarment status of any vendor doing business with the Town Council, namely:
a. Suspension and debarment.
1. Prior to any purchase for which federal funds and/or federal assistance is being utilized by the Town, the purchasing agency, or its delegees, shall examine and verify the status of any vendor participating in or to be contracted for business with the Town utilizing federal funds and/or federal assistance for debarment and suspension status to determine whether such vendor is qualified to participate. The check or verification for debarment and suspension shall be performed using the EPLS System, or any similar such system as then currently approved for such purposes. The Town Department responsible for facilitating, coordinating, and utilizing federal funds and/or federal assistance will be required to conduct and complete the EPLS System search, or its approved equivalent, as such procedures and methods are amended, on all vendors with whom the Town of Schererville intends to conduct business utilizing such federal funds. Further, the Town Department or entity responsible shall provide a hard copy proof and verification of each EPLS, or its approved equivalent search, which will be required to be provided to the Clerk-Treasurer for maintenance and record keeping in the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer. It is specifically directed and required that the Town of Schererville will not conduct any business with any firm, individual, or entity which has been identified and verified as having been debarred or suspended for such purposes, in conformance with applicable law, as the same may be amended from time to time. Further, these policy requirements for determination of suspension and/or debarment status of any vendor doing business with the Town of Schererville in which federal funds and/or federal assistance is utilized shall pertain to "Covered Transactions", which include those government contracts for goods and services awarded under a non-procurement transaction (e.g., Grant or Cooperative Agreement) that are expected to equal or exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00), or meet certain other specified criteria.
(Ord. No. 1428, § 2, 7-8-98; Ord. No. 1810, 5-9-12)