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<br />D. Information and Reports: The contractor shall provide all information and reports required by the Regulations
<br />or directives issued pursuant thereto, and shall permit access to its books, records, accounts, other sources of
<br />information, and its facilities as my be determined by the Recipient or the Research and Special Programs
<br />Administration (RSPA) to be pertinent to ascertain compliance with such Regulations, orders and
<br />instructions. Where any information required of a contractor is in the exclusive possession of another who
<br />fails or refuses to furnish this information the contractor shall so certify to the Recipient or the Research and
<br />Special Programs Administration as appropriate, and shall set forth what efforts it has made to obtain such
<br />information.
<br />E. Sanctions for Noncompliance: In the event of the contractors noncompliance with nondiscrimination
<br />provisions of this contract, the Recipient shall impose contract sanctions as it or the Research and Special
<br />Programs Administration may determine to be appropriate, including, but not limited to:
<br />i. Withholding of payments to the contractor under the contract until the contractor complies; and/or
<br />ii. Cancellation, termination, or suspension of the contract, in whole or in part.
<br />F. Incorporation of Provisions: The contractor shall include the provisions of every subcontract, including
<br />procumbent of materials and leases of equipment, unless exempt by the Regulations, or directives issued
<br />pursuant thereto. The contract shall take such action with respect to any subcontract or procurements as the
<br />Recipient or the Research and Special Programs Administration may direct as a means of enforcing such
<br />provisions including sanctions for noncompliance: Provide, however, that in the event a contractor becomes
<br />involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontract or supplier as a result of such direction, the
<br />contractor may request the Recipient to enter into such litigation to protect the of the Recipient and, in
<br />addition the contractor may request the United States to enter such litigation to protect the interests of the
<br />United States.
<br />29. Assurance of Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964•
<br />Sub -Recipient hereby agrees that as a condition to receiving any Federal financial assistance from the USDHS it
<br />will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252,42 U.S.C. 2000d-42 U.S.C. 2000d-4
<br />(hereinafter referred to as the Act) and all requirements imposed by or pursuant to 2 CFR Sub Part F ,
<br />Nondiscrimination in Federally -Assisted Programs of the USDHS - Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights
<br />Act of 1964 (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) and other pertinent directives, to the end that in
<br />accordance with the Act, Regulations, and other pertinent directives, no person in the United States shall, on the
<br />grounds of race, color, sex or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be
<br />otherwise discrimination under any program or activity for which the Sub -Recipient receives Federal financial
<br />assistance from the USDHS, and HEREBY GIVES ASSURANCE THAT it will promptly take any measures
<br />necessary to effectuate this agreement. This assurance is required by subsection 21.7(a) (1) of the Regulations.
<br />More specifically and without limiting the above general assurance, the Sub -Recipient hereby gives the following
<br />specific assurance with respect to the project:
<br />A. Agrees that each "program" and each "facility" as defined in subsections 21.23(e) and 21.23(b) of the
<br />Regulations, will be (with regard to a "program") conducted, or will be (with regard to ("facility") operated in
<br />compliance with all requirements imposed by, or pursuant to, the Regulations.
<br />B. Insert the following notification in all solicitations for bids for work or material subject to the Regulations
<br />and, in adapted fonn in all proposals for negotiated agreements:
<br />In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d4
<br />and 2 CFR Sub Part F issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively
<br />insure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority, business
<br />enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be
<br />discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for an award.
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