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Federally funded projects must be competitively solicited offering open competition. Piggy -backing off existing agreements is not allowed unless justified by additional quotes demonstrating cost benefit of contract vendor This includes the use of State Term Contracts (STC), State Alternate Contract Sources (ACS), General Services Administration (GSA) contracts, and local agreements Each award under this grant is a 'new' project and must be competitively awarded. FDEM requires suspension and debarment forms for each vendor and justification of vendor selection FDEM must pre -approve all scopes of work for projects funded under this agreement. FDEM may at its discretion require solicitation documents and responses. I. Categories and Eligible Activities The 2015 Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG) Program Guidance allowable costs are divided into the following categories organizational, planning, training, exercise, equipment, and management and administration. A. Organization The quarterly minimum acceptable standard is to have the qualified staffing level for the county based upon Rules 27P-11 004 and 27P-11 0061 (definition below) Each Emergency Management staff person must be available to work the number of hours and assume the responsibilities for the duties in their official position description as well as provide the coordination and support for all incidents within the jurisdiction on a 24 hour basis Per the Robert T Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, 42 U S C 5121- 5207, EMPG Program funds may be used for all -hazards emergency management operations staffing, and other day-to-day activities in support of emergency management. Personnel costs, including salary, overtime, compensatory time off, and associated fringe benefits, are allowable costs with FY 2015 EMPG Program funds. These costs must comply with 2 C F R. Part 200 Personnel costs 27P-11 004, 27P-11 0061 (1) Counties with populations of 75,000 or more must have a full time emergency management director Counties with populations of less than 75,000 or party to an interjurisdictional emergency management agreement entered into pursuant to Section 252.38(3)(b), F S , that is recognized by the Governor by executive order or rule, are encouraged to have a full time director, but, must, as a minimum, have an emergency management coordinator who works at least 20 hours a week in that capacity "Full-time Emergency Management Director" means a single professional emergency management program Administrator working full-time as identified in the position description established by the governing body of the jurisdiction (2) The county must have an emergency management program which has been approved by the Division of Emergency Management. Program approval will require compliance with appropriate federal and state laws, rules and regulations, satisfactory completion of work elements of the previous year; and, a current proposal containing work elements commensurate with the needs of that county and a proposed budget. Eligible County Emergency Management Agencies in the state shall be allocated annual Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funding based on the following factors an amount initially allocated to the county under its Fiscal Year 1994-95 Emergency Management Assistance agreement with the Division of Emergency Management (Division), a base amount distributed equally to each county and an amount commensurate with each county's proportionate share of the state's total population based on the most recent official population estimates These amounts shall be increased or 15