RD 400-6 Compliance Statement

USDA

Form RD 400-6
(Rev. 10-09)

COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

Form Approved
OMB No. 0575-0018
EXP. MM/DD/YYYY

This statement relates to a proposed contract with
,
(Name of borrower or grantee)

who expects to finance the contract with assistance from either the Rural Housing Service (RHS),
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), or the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) or their successor
agencies, United States Department of Agriculture (whether by a loan, grant, loan insurance,
guarantee, or other form of financial assistance).I am the undersigned bidder or prospective
contractor, I represent that:

1. I
have,
have not, participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to Executive
Order 11246 (regarding equal employment opportunity) or a preceding similar Executive Order.
2. If I have participated in such a contract or subcontract, I
have,
have not, filed all
compliance reports that have been required to file in connection with the contract or subcontract.
If the proposed construction contract is for $50,000 or more: or
If the proposed nonconstruction
contract is for $50,000 or more and I have 50 or more employees, I also represent that:
3. I
have,
have not previsouly had contracts subject to the written affirmative action
programs requirements of the Secretary of Labor.
4. If I have participated in such a contract or subcontract, I
have,
have not developed and
placed on file at each establishment affirmative action programs as required by the rules and
regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

I understand that if I have failed to file any compliance reports that have been required of me, I am not
eligible and will not be eligible to have my bid considered or to enter into the proposed contract unless
and until I make an arrangement regarding such reports that is satisfactory to either the RHS, RBS or RUS,
or to the office where the reports are required to be filed.
I also certify that I do not maintain or provide for my employees any segregated facilities at any of my
establishments, and that I do not permit my employees to perform their services at any location, under my
control, where segregated facilities are maintained. I certify further that I will not maintain or provide for
my employees any segregated facilities at any of my establishments, and that I will not permit my employees
to perform their services at any location, under my control, where segregated facilities are maintained. I
agree that a breach of this certification is a violation of the Equal Opportunity clause in my contract. As
used in this certification, the term “segregated facilities” means any waiting rooms, work areas, restrooms
and wash rooms, restaurants and other eating areas time clocks, locker rooms and other storage or dressing
areas, parking lots, drinking fountains, recreation or entertainment areas, transportation, and housing facilities
provided for employees which are segregated by explicit directive or are in fact segregated on the basis of
race, creed, color, or national origin, because of habit, local custom, or otherwise. I further agree that
(except where I have obtained identical certifications for proposed subcontractors for specific time periods)
I will obtain identical certifications from proposed subcontractors prior to the award of subcontracts exceeding
$10,000 which are not exempt from the provisions of the Equal Opportunity clause; that I will retain such
certifications in my files; and that I will forward the following notice to such proposed subcontractors (except
where the proposed subcontractors have submitted identical certifications for specific time periods):
A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of
information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control
Number for this information collection is 0575-0018. Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be approximately 10 minutes per response, including the
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, completing and reviewing the collection of information. All responses
to this collection of information are voluntary. However, in order to obtain or retain a benefit, the information in this form is required 7 CFR 1901-E. Rural Development has no
plans to publish information collected under the provisions of this program. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Rural Development Innovation Center, Regulations Management Division at
ICRMTRequests@usda.gov.

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RD 400-6 (Rev. 10-09)