The Naval Research Laboratory collaborates with the Office of Naval Research for ensuring that its Representations and Certifications remain current. To that end, the following link provides the most current information that each offeror shall use for submission of their formal proposals:
For CONTRACT Proposals:
For contracts, in accordance with FAR 4.1201, prospective
contractors shall complete and submit electronic annual
representations and certifications at ORCA.
In addition to completing the Online Representations and
Certifications Application (ORCA), proposals must be accompanied
with a completed Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) and contract specific representations and certifications.
These "DFARS and Contract Specific Representations and
Certifications", i.e., Section K, may be accessed here.
For GRANT and COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Proposals:
Grant awards greater than $100,000 require a certification of
compliance with a national policy mandate concerning lobbying.
Statutes and Government-wide regulations require the certification
to be submitted at the time of proposal rather than at the time of
award. The certification is set forth at Appendix A to 32 CFR 28
regarding lobbying. The certification can be provided in either of
three ways:
1) When submitting your grant through Grants.gov, by completing
blocks 18 and 19 of the Standard Form 424 Research and Related (R&R)
Form, the grant applicant is providing the certification on lobbying
required by 32 CFR Part 28.
2) Print and have it signed in full text by an authorized
official of the university, nonprofit organization or commercial
entity. Please note that the form also contains the proposer's
request to have the proposal evaluated under the criteria of the
appropriate Broad Agency Announcement.
3) Incorporation by exact reference of 32 CFR 28 as cited above.
The proposal must include the following: "By signing and
submitting the proposal, the proposer is providing Certification at
Appendix A to 32 CFR Part 28 regarding lobbying." The proposal
must be signed and dated by an authorized official of the
organization. This method should also include the proposer's request
for proposal evaluation described above, along with the applicant
organization's taxpayer identification number (TIN).
The following is the actual text from Appendix A, 32 CFR 28
Certification
for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements
The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge
and belief, that:
(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid,
by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or
attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a
Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an
employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of
any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of
any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement,
and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification
of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative
agreement.
(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been
paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant,
loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and
submit Standard Form-LLL, “Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,”
in accordance with its instructions.
(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards
at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under
grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all
subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon
which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered
into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making
or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31,
U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not
more than $100,000 for each such failure.
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