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72543D4)e PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION O&M Noe 11 of 12 21 .20 State: No funds received pursuant to this contract may be expended for lobbying the Legislature or a state agency. 22.00 Vendors Rights : Vendors (in this document identified as Agency) providing goods and services to the Department should be aware of the following time frames . Upon receipt, the Department has five (5) working days to inspect and approve the goods and services unless the bid specifications, purchase order or contract specifies otherwise. The Department has 20 days to deliver a request for payment (voucher) to the Department of Financial Services. The 20 days are measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the goods or services are received, inspected and approved . If a payment is not available within 40 days after receipt of the invoice and receipt, inspection and approval of goods and services , a separate interest penalty in accordance with Section 215 .422(3)(b) , F. S. will be due and payable, in addition to the invoice amount to the Agency. The interest penalty provision applies after a 35 day time period to health care providers, as defined by rule. Interest penalties of less than one (1 ) dollar will not be enforced unless the Agency requests payment Invoices which have to be returned to an Agency because of vendor preparation enters will result in a delay in the payment. The invoice payment requirements do not start until a properly completed invoice is provided to the Department. A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Financial Services . The duties of this individual include aging as an advocate forAgencies who may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payment(s) from the Department. The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at (850)41 Ot 9724 or by calling the Department of Financial Services Hotline, 1 -800-848-3792 , 23.00 Public Entity Crime: Pursuant to 287. 133(3)(x) F.S. the following is applicable to this agreement. 287 .133 (2)(a) "A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity oxime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in s. 287. 017, F.S. for CATEGORY TWO for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. " 24.00 Discrkninatiorr. An entity or affiliate who has been placed on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity.