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Square Blvd . , Suite 200 , Tallahassee , Florida 32301 in detail <br /> sufficient for a proper pre - audit and post - audit thereof . <br /> Section 215 . 422 , Florida Statutes , provides that agencies <br /> have five ( 5 ) working days to inspect and approve goods and <br /> services , unless bid specifications or the purchase order <br /> specifies otherwise . With the exception of payments to health <br /> care providers for hospital , medical , or other health care <br /> services , if payment is not available within 40 days , measured <br /> from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the goods <br /> or services are received , inspected and approved , a separate <br /> interest penalty set by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to <br /> Section 55 . 03 , Florida Statutes , will be due and payable in <br /> addition to the invoice amount . To obtain the applicable <br /> interest rate , please contact the Agency ' s Fiscal Section at <br /> ( 850 ) 488 - 2020 or Purchasing Office at ( 850 ) 488 - 7552 . <br /> Payments to health care providers for hospitals , medical or <br /> other health care services , shall be made not more than 35 days <br /> from the date eligibility for payment is determined , and the <br /> daily interest rate is . 03333 percent . <br /> Invoices returned to a vendor due to preparation errors <br /> will result in a payment delay . Invoice payment requirements do <br /> not start until a properly completed invoice is provided to the <br /> agency . <br /> A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the <br /> Department of Financial Services . The duties of this individual <br /> include acting as an advocate for vendors who may. be <br /> experiencing problems in obtaining timely payment ( s ) from a <br /> State agency . The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at <br /> ( 850 ) 413 - 7269 or by calling the Department of Financial <br /> Services ' Hotline , 1 - 850 - 410 - 9724 , <br /> The Department may make partial payments to the Contractor <br /> upon partial delivery of services when a request for such <br /> partial payment is made by the Contractor and approved by the <br /> Department . <br /> This contract may be cancelled by either party giving <br /> thirty ( 30 ) days written notice . <br /> The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall <br /> have the right of unilateral cancellation for refusal by the <br /> Contractor to allow public access to all documents , papers , <br /> letters , or other material made or received by the Contractor in <br /> conjunction with the contract , unless the records are exempt <br /> from s . 24 ( a ) of . Article I of the State Constitution and <br />