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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 725PUBLIC <br />PUBLIC <br />JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT TRANSPORTATION <br />OGC — 06/2016 <br />Page 15 o f 17 <br />If any funds other than federally -appropriated funds have been paid by the Agency to any person for influencing or <br />attempting to influence an officer or employee of any federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of <br />Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Agreement, the undersigned shall complete <br />and submit Standard Form -LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions. <br />The Agency shall require that the language of this section be included in the award documents for all sub -awards at all <br />tiers (including subcontracts, sub -grants, and contracts under grants, loans and cooperative agreements) and that all <br />sub -recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. <br />19.20 State. No funds received pursuant to this Agreement may be expended for lobbying the Legislature, the judicial <br />branch or a state agency. <br />20.00 Vendors Rights. The Agency providing goods and services to the Department should be aware of the following <br />time frames: <br />a) The Department has 20 days to deliver a request for payment (voucher) to DFS. The 20 days are measured <br />from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the date the goods or services are received, inspected, and <br />approved. Approval and inspection of goods or services shall take no longer than 20 days following the receipt <br />of a complete and accurate invoice. <br />b) If a payment is not available within 40 days, then a separate interest penalty at a rate established pursuant to <br />Section 55.03(1), Florida Statutes, will be due and payable, in addition to the invoice amount, to the Agency. <br />The 40 days are measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the date the goods or services <br />are received, inspected, and approved. Interest penalties of less than one (1) dollar will not be enforced unless <br />the Agency requests payment. Invoices that have to be returned to the Agency because of Agency preparation <br />errors will result in a delay in the payment. The invoice payment requirements do not start until a properly <br />completed invoice is provided to the Department. A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within DFS. The <br />duties of this individual include acting as an advocate for'Agencies who may be experiencing problems in <br />obtaining timely payment(s) from the Department. The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at (850) 413- <br />5516. <br />21.00 Restrictions, Prohibits, Controls, and Labor Provisions. During the performance of this Agreement, the <br />Agency agrees as follows, and shall require the following provisions to be included in each contract and subcontract <br />entered into pursuant to this Agreement: <br />a) A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public <br />entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not <br />submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, <br />may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a <br />contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not <br />transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, <br />Florida Statutes for CATEGORY TWO for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the <br />convicted vendor list. <br />b) In accordance with Section 287.134, Florida Statutes, an entity or affiliate who has been placed on the <br />discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public <br />entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building <br />or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or <br />perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, <br />and may not transact business with any public entity. <br />105 <br />