Bid-Rigging Certification - Certificate of Independent Price Determination - Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion

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Procurement certification packet for a Nutrition Department under a School Food Authority/Sponsoring Organization and an Offeror. Documents include bid-rigging certification, a certificate of independent price determination, and a certification regarding debarment, suspension, ineligibility, and voluntary exclusion for lower tier covered transactions. It requires independent pricing without collusion, disclosure controls prior to award, lawful conduct assurances by authorized representatives, and compliance steps such as checking SAM exclusion lists or collecting equivalent certifications for subcontractors and sub-grantees.

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BID-RIGGING CERTIFICATION

Independent Price Determination Certificate

CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY, AND VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS

Instructions and Certification Statement

BID-RIGGING CERTIFICATION 100 North First Street Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001 NUTRITION DEPARTMENT As the duly authorized agent, I hereby certify that neither the contractor, nor any individual presently affiliated with the contractor’s organization, is not barred from entering into this contract by Sections 33E-3 and 33E-4 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/33E-3, 33E-4) . Sections 33E-3 and 33E-4 prohibit the receipt of a contract by a contractor who has been convicted of bid-rigging or bid-rotating. | ORGANIZATION / COMPANY NAME | ORGANIZATION / COMPANY ADDRESS | | --- | --- | | NAME OF AUTHORIZED AGENT | TITLE OF AUTHORIZED AGENT | Signature of Authorized Agent Date CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT PRICE DETERMINATION 100 North First Street Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001 NUTRITION DEPARTMENT Both the School Food Authority (SFA)/Sponsoring Organization (SO) and the Company (Offeror) shall execute this Independent Price Determination Certificate. | NAME OF COMPANY | NAME OF SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY/ SPONSORING ORGANIZATION | | --- | --- | A. By submission of this offer, the Offeror certifies, and in the case of a joint offer, each party thereto certifies as to its own organization, that in connection with this procurement: (1) The prices in this offer have been arrived at independently, without consultation, communication, or agreement for the purpose of restricting competition, as to any matter relating to such prices with anyother Offeror or with any competitor. (2) Unless otherwise required by law, the prices which have been quoted in this offer have not been knowingly disclosed to the Offeror and will not knowingly be disclosed by the Offeror prior to opening in the case of an advertised procurement or prior to award in the case of a negotiated procurement, directly or indirectly to any other Offeror for the purpose of restricting competition. (3) No attempt has been made or will be made by the Offeror to induce any person or firm to submit or not submit an offer for the purpose of restricting competition. B. Each person signing this offer on behalf of the Offeror certifies that: (1) He or she is the person in the Offeror’s organization responsible within the organization for the decision as to the prices being offered herein and has not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to sections a through c above; or (2) He or she is not the person in other Offeror’s organization responsible within the organization for the decision as to the prices being offered herein, but that he or she has been authorized in writing to act as agent for the persons responsible for such decision in certifying that such persons have not participated and will not participate in any action contrary to sections a through c above, and as their agent does hereby certify; and he or she has not participated, and will not participate, in any action contrary to the above. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, this Offeror, its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, and employees are not currently under investigation by any government agency and have not in the last three years been convicted of or found liable for any act prohibited by state or federal law in any jurisdiction, involving conspiracy or collusion with respect to bidding on any public contract, accepts as follows: | Signature of Offeror’s authorized representative | Title | Date Signed | | --- | --- | --- | IN ACCEPTING THIS OFFER, the SFA/SO certifies that no representative of the SFA has taken any action, which may have jeopardized the independence of the offer referred above. Signature ofSFA/SO authorized representative Title Date Signed CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY, AND VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS 100 North First Street Springfield, Illinois 62777-0001 NUTRITION DEPARTMENT This certification is required by the regulations implementing Executive Or

FAQs

What does the bid-rigging certification require from the contractor or organization?

It certifies that neither the contractor nor affiliated individuals is barred from entering the contract due to Illinois bid-rigging/bid-rotating prohibitions under the cited criminal code sections.

What must be true for prices in the Independent Price Determination Certificate?

Prices must be arrived at independently without consultation, communication, or agreement to restrict competition, and disclosures of quoted prices must be controlled until the permitted timing under law.

How do operators ensure subcontractors and sub-grantees are not excluded or disqualified?

Operators may check the Excluded Parties List in SAM, collect an equivalent certification from the entity, include the required clause in sub-agreements, or require a Unique Entity ID and registration steps as applicable.

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