I would be reluctant to take the word of the vendor.  If they are unscrupulous
enough to be disbarred or suspended, how could I accept any certification of
theirs?  I'd want to see the Fed's listing.

I believe that the list is published by GSA.  As I mentioned in an earlier post,
they do not have it in an electronic format.  At least not yet.  The
technoweenies may be able to figure a way to get the paper version into
electronic format.

Greg Schmidt

Maggie Griscavage wrote:

> In one of my previous research lives, the university complied with these
> requirements by printing the certification statement directly into
> the purchase order - right above the item(s) description. By accepting
> the P.O. the vendor automatically assures the institute that it is
> in compliance, not disbarred or suspended, etc. This puts the onus on
> the vendor, not the university, and reduces time and paperwork.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG]On Behalf
> Of Riccillo, Claudine
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 12:03 PM
> To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
> Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Certifications
>
> The certifications are for our purchasing department. They have been told by
> our state auditors (A-133 audit)that they need to get these certifications
> whenever we are buying anything over $100,000 from a vendor. This is not
> subrecipient (or subcontract) we have language in our agreements that cover
> this. The auditor's are insisting that a universal statement covering the
> cerification language is not good enough, that we should have a web page
> with a bookmark to each federal agency's specific certifications and have
> the vendor sign the specific certification. This is virtually impossible. My
> question is how are other institutions handling this?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mckeough, Pamela M [mailto:xxxxxx@IUPUI.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 10:16 AM
> To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
> Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Certifications
>
> Would you please clarify this a little.  Are you concerned about making
> those certifications when you submit a proposal, when receiving an award, or
> including them in subcontracts?  Who is asking that you have a website?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Riccillo, Claudine [mailto:xxxxxx@UTEP.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 10:39 AM
> To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
> Subject: [RESADM-L] Certifications
>
> I would like to know what other schools are doing to satisfy the
> certifications required by E.O 12549 (certification of debarrment &
> suspension) in lower tier transactions over $100,000. We are being asked to
> have separate certifications for every federal agency available via website
> that would use the specific agency's language. What about other
> certifications (drug free, clean water act, etc.)?
> Claudine Riccillo
> University of Texas at El Paso
>
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