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identified and certified below will not be deemed NAFTA country end products.

The offeror certifies that the following supplies qualify as "NAFTA country end

products" as that term is defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act-North

American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program."

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Line Item No.-- Country of Origin

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(List as necessary)

(d) Offers will be evaluated in accordance with Part 25 of the Federal

Acquisition Regulations.

(End of provision)

The following certification and representations is required to implement

provisions of Executive Order 12549 and must be completed by all Offerors.

CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, PROPOSED DEBARMENT, AND OTHER

RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (FAR 52.209-5) (MAY 1989)

(a) (1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and

belief, that-

(i) The offeror and/or any of its Principals --

(A) Are ( ) are not (/) presently debarred,

suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of

contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have ( ) have not (/) within a 3-year period

preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against

them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with

obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, state, or

local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or state antitrust statutes

relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft,

forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false

statements, or receiving stolen property; and

(C) Are ( ) are not (/) presently indicted for, or

otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with,

commission of any of the offenses enumerated in subdivision (A)(1)(i)(B) of this

provision.

(ii) The Offeror has ( ) has not (/) within a 3-year period

preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any

Federal agency.

(2) "Principals", for the purposes of this certification, means

officers; directors; owners, partners; and, persons having primary management or

supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager;

plant manager; head of a subsidiary, division or business segment, and similar

positions).

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THIS CERTIFICATION CONCERNS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF AN

AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE MAKING OF A FALSE, FICTITIOUS, OR FRAUDULENT

CERTIFICATION MAY RENDER THE MAKER SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION UNDER SECTION 1001,

TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.

(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the

Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the Offeror learns

that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by

reasons of changed circumstances.

(c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this

provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award under

this solicitation.

However, the certification will be considered in connection

with a determination of the Offeror's responsibility.

Failure of the Offeror to

furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested by

the Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require

establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the

certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision.

The knowledge and

information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally

possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material

representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award.

If it

is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous

certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, the

Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation

for default.

CERTIFICATION:

The undersigned certifies under penalty of law that the information provided

above to the best of his/her knowledge is true and correct.

I have executed this

certification as of the day and year stated below.

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Signature of authorized representative

William Chambers

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Typed name of authorized representative

Vice President Business Development

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Title of authorized representative