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<br /> 19 . The purchase of non-expendable personal property or equipment costing $ 1 ,000 or more is not authorized under
<br /> the terms of this Agreement.
<br /> 20. The Department may at any time, by written order designated to be a change order, make any change in the work
<br /> within the general scope of this Agreement (e.g. , specifications, time, method or manner of performance,
<br /> requirements, etc .) . All change orders are subject to the mutual agreement of both parties as evidenced in writing.
<br /> Any change order which causes an increase or decrease in the Grantee's cost or time shall require
<br /> formal
<br /> amendment to this Agreement.
<br /> 21 , The Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 (Public Law 101 -391 ) establishes a number of fire safety standards
<br /> which must be met for hotels and motels . The Grantee acknowledges that Federal funds may not be used to
<br /> sponsor a conference, meeting, or training seminar held in a hotel or motel which does not meet the requirements
<br /> of the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 .
<br /> 22 . If the Grantee ' s project involves environmentally related measurements or data generation, including
<br /> the
<br /> development of models that may be used in regulatory decisions, the Grantee shall develop and implement quality
<br /> assurance practices consisting of policies, procedures, specifications, standards, and documentation sufficient to
<br /> produce data of quality adequate to meet project objectives and to minimise loss of data due to out-of-control
<br /> conditions or malfunctions . All sampling and analyses performed under this Agreement must conform with the
<br /> requirements set forth in Chapter 62- 160, Florida Administrative Code, and the Quality Assurance Requirements
<br /> for Department Agreements, attached hereto and made part hereof as Attachment G.
<br /> 23 . A. No person, on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability, shall be excluded
<br /> from participation in; be denied the proceeds or benefits of; or be otherwise subjected to discrimination in
<br /> performance of this Agreement.
<br /> B . An entity or affiliate who has been placed on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a
<br /> contract to provide goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public
<br /> entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of
<br /> real property to a public entity, may not award or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or
<br /> consultant under contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity.
<br /> The Florida Department of Management Services is responsible for maintaining the discriminatory vendor
<br /> list and intends to post the list on its website. Questions regarding the discriminatory vendor list may be
<br /> directed to the Florida Department of Management Services, Office of Supplier Diversity at 850/487-
<br /> 0915 .
<br /> 24 . A. In accordance with Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension (40 CFR 32), the Grantee shall
<br /> agree and certify that neither it, nor its principals, is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for
<br /> debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any
<br /> Federal department or agency; and, that the Grantee shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier contract,
<br /> or other covered transaction, with a person who is similarly debarred or suspended from participating in
<br /> this covered transaction, unless authorized in writing by EPA to the Department.
<br /> B. Upon execution of this Agreement by the Grantee, the Grantee shall complete, sign and return a copy of
<br /> the form entitled "Certification Regarding Debarments, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion
<br /> - Lower Tier Federally Funded Transactions", attached hereto and made a part hereof as Attachment H.
<br /> C. As required by paragraphs A and B above, the Grantee shall include the language of this section, and
<br /> Attachment H in all subcontracts or lower tier agreements executed to support the Grantee ' s work under
<br /> this Agreement.
<br /> 25 , The Environmental Protection Agency and Department reserve a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable
<br /> license to reproduce, publish or other wise use, and to authorize others to use, for government purposes :
<br /> A. The copyright in any work developed under a grant, subgrant, or contract under a grant or subgrant.
<br /> DEP Agreement No. G0061 , Page 8 of 10
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