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Estimated Cost for food/water: Description of the Exercise: D. Procurement All procurement transactions will be conducted in a manner providing full and open competition and shall comply with the standards articulated in: • 44 Code of Federal Regulation, Section 13.36; • Chapter 287, Florida Statues; and, • any local procurement policy. To the extent that one standard is more stringent than another, then the subgrantee must follow the more stringent standard. For example, if a State statute imposes a stricter requirement than a Federal regulation, then the subgrantee must adhere to the requirements of the State statute. The Division shall pre-approve all scopes of work for projects funded under this agreement. Additionally, the subgrantee shall not execute a piggy-back contract unless the Division has approved the scope of work contained in the original contract that forms the basis for the piggy-back contract. Also, in order to receive reimbursement from the Division, the subgrantee must provide the Division with a suspension and debarment form for each vendor that performed work under the agreement. Furthermore, if requested by the Division, the subgrantee shall provide copies of solicitation documents including responses and justification of vendor selection. E. Piggy-backing The practice of procurement by one agency using the agreement of another agency is called piggybacking. The ability to piggyback onto an existing contract is not unlimited. The existing contract must contain language or other legal authority authorizing third parties to make purchases from the contract with the vendor's consent. The terms and conditions of the new contract, including the scope of work, must be substantially the same as those of the existing contract. The piggyback contract may not exceed the existing contract in scope or volume of goods or services. An agency may not use the preexisting contract merely as a "basis to begin negotiations"for a broader or materially different contract. Section 215.971, Florida Statutes Statutory changes enacted by the Legislature impose additional requirements on grant and subgrant agreements funded with Federal or State financial assistance. In pertinent part, Section 215.971(1) states: (1)An agency agreement that provides state financial assistance to a recipient or subrecipient, as those terms are defined in s. 215.97, or that provides federal financial assistance to a subrecipient, as defined by applicable United States Office of Management and Budget circulars, must include all of the following: (a)A provision specifying a scope of work that clearly establishes the tasks that the recipient or subrecipient is required to perform. (b)A provision dividing the agreement into quantifiable units of deliverables that must be received and accepted in writing by the agency before payment. Each deliverable must be directly related to the scope of work and specify 34