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SECTION Vi: AWARD PROCUREMENT AND COST PRINCIPLES <br />1.0 Procurement Procedures - Recipients must have written procedures for procurement transactions. Procedures must <br />conform to applicable Federal law and the standards in 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.318-326. <br />This condition applies to agreements that OCJG considers to be a procurement "contract", and not a second-tier award. <br />The details of the advance approval requirement to use a noncompetitive approach in a procurement contract under this <br />award are posed on the OJP website at <br />https://oiP.gov/funding/Explore/NoncompetitiveProcurement htm. <br />Additional information on Federal purchasing guidelines can be found in the Guide to Procurements Under DOJ Grants <br />and Cooperative agreements at <br />hftps://www.oap.gov/dod-guide-to-procurement-r)rocedures. <br />2.0 Cost Analysis - A cost analysis must be performed by the recipient if the cost or price is at or above the $35,000 <br />acquisition threshold and the contract was awarded non -competitively in accordance with Section 216.3475, Florida <br />Statutes. The recipient must maintain records to support the cost analysis, which includes a detailed budget, documented <br />review of individual cost elements for allowability, reasonableness, and necessity. See also: Reference Guide for State <br />Expenditures. <br />3.0 Allowable Costs - Allowance for costs incurred under the award shall be determined according to the general principles <br />and standards for selected cost items set forth in the DOJ Grants Financial Guide and 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Subpart E, "Cost <br />Principles". <br />4.0 Unallowable Costs - Payments made for costs determined to be unallowable by either the Federal awarding agency, or <br />the Department, either as direct or indirect costs, must be refunded (including interest) to FDLE and the Federal <br />Government in accordance with instructions that determined the costs are unallowable unless state or Federal statute or <br />regulation directs otherwise. See also 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.300-309. <br />5.0 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) - The recipient agrees that no funds under this award (including via subcontract or <br />subaward, at any tier) may be used for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which includes unmanned aircraft vehicles <br />(UAV), or for any accompanying accessories to support UAS. <br />6.0 Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) - In accepting this award, the recipient agrees that grant funds cannot be used <br />for Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) unless the recipient has policies and procedures in place to ensure that the FRT <br />will be utilized in an appropriate and responsible manner that promotes public safety, and protects privacy, civil rights, <br />and civil liberties and complies with all applicable provisions of the U.S. Constitution, including the Fourth Amendment's <br />protection against unreasonable searches and seizures and the First Amendment's freedom of association and speech, <br />as well as other laws and regulations. Recipients utilizing funds for FRT must make such policies and procedures available <br />to DOJ upon request. <br />7.0 Body Armor - Certification of body armor "mandatory wear" policies, and compliance with NIJ standards If recipient uses <br />funds under this award to purchase body armor, the recipient must submit a signed certification that each law enforcement <br />agency receiving body armor purchased with funds from this award has a written "mandatory wear" policy in effect. The <br />recipient must keep signed certifications on file for any subrecipients planning to utilize funds from this award for ballistic - <br />resistant and stab -resistant body armor purchases. This policy must be in place for at least all uniformed officers before <br />any funds from this award may be used by an agency for body armor. There are no requirements regarding the nature of <br />the policy other than it be a mandatory wear policy for all uniformed officers while on duty. For PSN, if recipient uses <br />funds under this award to purchase body armor, the recipient is strongly encouraged to have a "mandatory wear" policy <br />in effect. There are no requirements regarding the nature of the policy other than it be a mandatory wear policy for all <br />uniformed officers while on duty. <br />Ballistic -resistant and stab -resistant body armor purchased with award funds may be purchased at any threat level, make <br />or model, from any distributor or manufacturer, as long as the body armor has been tested and found to comply with <br />applicable National Institute of Justice ballistic or stab standards, and is listed on the NIJ Compliant Body Armor Model <br />List. In addition, ballistic -resistant and stab -resistant body armor purchased must be made in the United States and must <br />be uniquely fitted, as set forth in 34 U.S.C. 10202(c)(1)(A). The latest NIJ standard information and the NIJ Compliant <br />Body Armor List may be found by following the links located on the NIJ Body Armor page: <br />httpS://nii. omp.gov/topics/equipment-and-technology/body-armor. <br />8.0 Indirect Cost Rate -A recipient that is eligible to use the "de minimis" indirect cost rate described in 2 C.F.R. § 200.414(f), <br />and elects to do so, must advise OCJG in writing of both its eligibility and its election, and must comply with all associated <br />Page 18 of 26 <br />