Darfur Contracting Act

Pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) sections 10475-10481, the Darfur Contracting Act’s intent is to preclude State agencies from contracting with scrutinized companies that do business in the African nation of Sudan. A scrutinized company is a company doing specified types of business in Sudan as defined in PCC section 10476. Scrutinized companies are ineligible to, and cannot, contract with a State agency for goods or services (PCC section 10477(a)) unless obtaining permission from the Department of General Services according to the criteria set forth in PCC section 10477(b).

Therefore, to be eligible to contract with the California Department of Public Health, please initial one of the following three paragraphs and complete the certification below:

1. _____ We do not currently have, or we have not had within the previous

Initials three years, business activities or other operations outside of the United States.

OR

2. _____ We are a scrutinized company as defined in Public Contract Code

Initials section 10476, but we have received written permission from the Department of General Services (DGS) to submit a bid or proposal pursuant to Public Contract Code section 10477(b) or submit a contract/purchase order.  A copy of the written permission from DGS is included with our bid, proposal or contract/purchase order.

OR

3. _____ We currently have, or we have had within the previous three years,

Initials business activities or other operations outside of the United States,

but we certify below that we are not a scrutinized company

as defined in Public Contract Code section 10476. 

CERTIFICATION

I, the official named below, CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY that I am duly authorized to legally bind this

company to the clause listed above. This certification is made under the laws of the State of California.

Company Name (Printed)		Federal ID Number
By (Authorized Signature)
Printed Name and Title of Person Signing
Date Executed	Executed in the County and State of