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The Grantee shall include the above audit requirements in any subgrants/subcontracts .
<br />In any case , the Grantee's financial records must be available for review by COMMERCE.
<br />C. .Do c:u m e ntation Requirements
<br />The Grantee must send a copy of any required audit Reporting Package as described in 2 CFR,
<br />Part 200 no later than nine (9) months after the end of the Grantee's fiscal year(s) by sending a
<br />scanned copy to aud itreview@commerce.wa .gov or a hard copy to:
<br />Department of Commerce
<br />ATTN: Audit Review and Resolution Office
<br />1011 Plum Street SE
<br />PO Box 42525
<br />Olympia WA 98504-2525
<br />In addition to sending a copy of the audit, when applicable, the Grantee must include:
<br />• Corrective action plan for audit findings within three (3) months of the audit being
<br />received by COMMERCE.
<br />• Copy of the Management Letter.
<br />11. CE RT IFICAT ION REGARDING DEBARM ENT. SUSPENSION OR INELIGIBILITY AND
<br />VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION-PRIMARY AND LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS
<br />A. Grantee , defined as the primary participant and it principals , certifies by signing these General
<br />Terms and Conditions that to the best of its knowledge and belief that they :
<br />1. Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or
<br />voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal department or agency.
<br />2. Have not within a three-year period preceding this Grant, been convicted of or had a civil
<br />judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in
<br />connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public or private
<br />agreement or transaction, violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of
<br />embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery , falsification or destruction of records, making false
<br />statements, tax evasion , receiving stolen property, making false claims, or obstruction of
<br />justice ;
<br />3. Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental
<br />entity (Federal , State, or local) with commission of any of the offenses enumerated in
<br />paragraph (1)(b) of federal Executive Order 12549; and
<br />4. Have not within a three-year period preceding the signing of this Grant had one or more
<br />public transactions (Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause of default.
<br />B. Where the Grantee is unable to certify to any of the statements in this Grant, the Grantee shall
<br />attach an explanation to this Grant.
<br />C. The Grantee agrees by signing this Grant that it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier
<br />covered transaction with a person who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
<br />excluded from participation in this covered transaction, unless authorized by COMMERCE.
<br />D. The Grantee further agrees by signing this Grant that it will include the clause titled "Certification
<br />Regarding Debarment , Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered
<br />Transaction," as follows, without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all
<br />solicitations for lower tier covered transactions :
<br />LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS
<br />a) The lower tier Grantee certifies , by signing this Grant that neither it nor its principals is
<br />presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
<br />excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.
<br />b) Where the lower tier Grantee is unable to certify to any of the statements in this Grant, such
<br />contractor shall attach an explanation to this Grant.
<br />E. The terms covered transaction, debarred, suspended, ineligible, lower tier covered
<br />transaction, person, primary covered transaction, principal, and voluntarily excluded, as
<br />used in this section , have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of the
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