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Attachment H
Warranties and Representations
Financial Management
Contractor's financial management system shall provide for the following:
(1) Accurate, current and complete disclosure of the financial results of this project or program
(2) Records that identify adequately the source and application of funds for all activities covered
by this contract. These records shall contain information pertaining to grant awards,
authorizations, obligations, un-obligated balances, assets, outlays, income and interest.
(3) Written procedures for determining the reasonableness, allocability and allowability of costs
in accordance with the provisions of the applicable cost principles and the terms and
conditions of this grant.
(4) Accounting records, including cost accounting records that are supported by source
documentation.
Competition
All procurement transactions shall be conducted in a manner to provide, to the maximum extent practical,
open and free competition. The Contractor shall be alert to conflicts of interest as well as noncompetitive
practices among sub -contractors that may restrict or eliminate competition or otherwise restrain trade. In
order to ensure objective sub -contractor performance and eliminate unfair competitive advantage, sub-
contractors that develop or draft specifications, requirements, statements of work, invitations for bids
and/or requests for proposals shall be excluded from competing for such procurements. Awards shall be
made to the bidder or offeror whose bid or offer is responsive to the solicitation and is most advantageous
to the Contractor, price, quality and other factors considered. Solicitations shall clearly set forth all
requirements that the bidder or offeror shall fulfill in order for the bid or offer to be evaluated by the
Contractor. Any and all bids•or offers may be rejected when it is in the Contractor's interest to do so.
Codes of Conduct
The Contractor shall maintain written standards of conduct governing the performance of its employees
engaged in the award and administration of sub -contracts. No employee, officer, or agent shall participate
in the selection, award, or administration of a sub -contract supported by public grant funds if a real or
apparent conflict of interest would be involved. Such a conflict would arise when the employee, officer, or
agent, any member of his or her immediate family, his or her partner, or an organization which employs or
is about to employ any of the parties indicated herein, has a financial or other interest in the firm selected
for an award. The officers, employees, and agents of the Contractor shall neither solicit nor accept
gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors, or parties to subcontracts. The
standards of conduct shall provide for disciplinary actions to be applied for violations of such standards by
officers, employees, or agents of the Contractor.
Licensing and Permitting
All subcontractors or employees hired by the Contractor shall have all current licenses and permits
required for all of the particular work for which they are hired by the Contractor.
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