Where a certification of cost or pricing data is required in accordance with 2-34.14 Certification of Cost or Pricing Data, a certificate in the form set forth below must be included in the contract file with the documents supporting the negotiation. The supplier is required to submit only one certificate, which must be submitted as of the date of agreement on price or, if applicable, an earlier date agreed upon between the parties that is as close as practicable to the date of agreement on price.
Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data
This is to certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the cost or pricing data, as defined in the Postal Service’s Supplying Principles and Practices section 2-34.14 Certification of Cost or Pricing Data, submitted in writing, or specifically identified in writing if actual submission is impracticable, to the Contracting Officer or his or her representative in support of ____________1, are accurate, complete, and current as of ______(Date)2
Firm __________________________________________________
Name _________________________________________________
Title __________________________________________________
________________ (Date of execution)3
Describe the proposal, quotation, request for price adjustments or other submission involved, giving appropriate identifying number (e.g., RFP No. ____).
This date is the date when the price negotiations were concluded and the contract price was agreed to. The responsibility of the supplier is not limited by the personal knowledge of the supplier’s negotiator if the supplier had information reasonably available at the time of agreement, showing that the negotiated price is not based on accurate, complete, and current data.
This date should be as close as practicable to the date when the price negotiations were concluded and the price agreed upon.
