EXHIBIT 32.2

                    PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION

      In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Firepond, Inc.
(the "Company") for the period ended July 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned,
Kristi L. Smith, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

      (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of the Company.

                                    /s/ Kristi L. Smith
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                                    Kristi L. Smith
                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Financial Officer)

Date: September 12, 2003