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FWC Agreement No. 13127 A. Convicted Vendor List. Pursuant to Subsection 287.133(2Xa), F.S., a person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not be awarded or perform work as a Grantee, 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 Section 287.017, F.S., for Category Two for a period of thirty- six (36) months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. The State of Florida, Department of Management Services, Division of State Purchasing provides listings for convicted, suspended, discriminatory and federal excluded parties, as well as the vendor complaint list at: http://www.dms.mvflorida.com/business operations/state purchasing/vendor_information/convic ted suspended_discriminatory complaints vendor lists B. Notice of Conviction of Public Entity Crime. Any person must notify the Department of Management Services and the Commission within 30 days after conviction of a public entity crime applicable to that person or an affiliate of that person as defined in Section 287.133, F.S. C. Certifications and Assurances. Upon execution of this Agreement by the Grantee, the Grantee shall complete, sign and return to the Commission's Grant Manager a completed copy of the form entitled "Certifications and Assurances," attached hereto and incorporated as Attachment B. This includes the Certification Regarding Public Entity Crimes. 19. VENDORS ON SCRUTINIZED COMPANIES LIST. A. Scrutinized Companies. If this Agreement is in the amount of one (1) million dollars or more, in executing this Agreement, the Grantee certifies that it is not listed on either the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Petroleum Energy Sector List, created pursuant to Section 215.473, F.S., and is not engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria. B. False Certification — Termination. Pursuant to Subsection 287.135(3)(b), F.S., the Commission may immediately terminate this Agreement for cause if the Grantee is found to have submitted a false certification or if, during the term of the Agreement, the Grantee is placed on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List, the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Petroleum Energy Sector List, or engages in business operations in Cuba or Syria. C. False Certification — Termination Notice. If the Commission determines that the Grantee has submitted a false certification, the Commission will provide written notice to the Grantee. Unless the Grantee demonstrates in..writing, within ninety (90) days of receipt of the notice, that the Commission's determination of false certification was made in error, the Commission shall bring a civil action against the Grantee. If the Commission's determination is upheld, a civil penalty equal to the greater of two million dollars ($2 million) or twice the amount of this Agreement shall be imposed on the Grantee, and the Grantee will be ineligible to bid on any agreement with an agency or local governmental entity for three (3) years after the date of the Commission's determination of false certification by the Grantee. D. Cessation of Federal Authority. In the event that federal law ceases to authorize the states to adopt and enforce the contracting prohibition identified in this paragraph, this provision shall be null and void to the extent no longer authorized. 20. SPONSORSHIP. As required by Section 286.25, F.S., if the Grantee is a nongovernmental organization which sponsors a program financed wholly or in part by state funds, including any funds obtained through Ver. October 15, 2013 Page 10 of 19 115