9. Debarment and Suspension.
(a) The Contractor agrees to comply with the requirements of Executive Order Nos. 12549 and 12689,
“Debarment and Suspension,” 31 U.S.C. Section 6101 note; and USDOT regulations on Debarment
and Suspension and 49 CFR Part 29.
(b) Unless otherwise permitted, the Contractor agrees to refrain from awarding any third-party contract of
any amount to or entering into any subcontract of any amount with a party included in the “U.S.
General Services Administration’s (U.S. GSA) List of Parties Excluded from Federal procurement and
Non-procurement Program,” implementing Executive Order Nos. 12549 and 12689, “Debarment and
Suspension” and 49 CFR Part 29. The list also include the names of parties debarred, suspended, or
otherwise excluded by agencies, and contractors declared ineligible for contract award under statutory
or regulatory authority other than Executive Order Nos. 12546 and 12689.
(c) Before entering into any subcontracts with any subcontractor, the Contractor agrees to obtain a
debarment and suspension certification from each prospective recipient containing information about
the debarment and suspension status and other specific information of that awarding agency and its
“principals,” as defined at 49 CFR Part 29.
(d) Before entering into any third-party contract exceeding $25,000.00, the Contractor agrees to obtain a
debarment and suspension certification from each third-party contractor containing information about
the debarment and suspension status of that third-party contractor and its “principals,” as defined at 49
CFR 29.105(p). The Contractor also agrees to require each third party contractor to refrain from
awarding any third-party subcontract of any amount, at any tier, to a debarred or suspended
subcontractor, and to obtain a similar certification for any third-party subcontractor, at any tier, seeking
a contract exceeding $25,000.00.
10. Fly America Requirements.
For contracts involving transportation of persons or property, by air between the U.S. and/or places outside
the U.S. These requirements do not apply to micro-purchases ($3,500 or less, except for construction
contracts over $2,000).
Contractor shall comply with 49 USC 40118 (the “Fly America’ Act) in accordance with General Services
Administration regulations 41 CFR 301-10, stating that recipients and subrecipients of Federal funds and
their contractors are required to use US Flag air carriers for US Government-financed international air
travel and transportation of their personal effects or property, to the extent such service is available, unless
travel by foreign air carrier is a matter of necessity, as defined by the Fly America Act. Contractor shall
submit, if a foreign air carrier was used, an appropriate certification or memorandum adequately explaining
why service by a US flag air carrier was not available or why it was necessary to use a foreign air carrier
and shall, in any event, provide a certificate of compliance with the Fly America requirements. Contractor
shall include the requirements of this section in all subcontracts that may involve international air
transportation.
11.Seismic Safety
The contractor agrees that any new building or addition to an existing building will be designed and
constructed in accordance with the standards for Seismic Safety required in Department of
