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Bills for services shall be submitted to the Department of <br /> Agriculture and Consumer Services , Attn : Bill Bartnick , 1203 <br /> Governors Square Blvd , Suite 200 , Tallahassee , Florida 32301 , in <br /> detail sufficient for a proper pre - audit and post - audit thereof . <br /> Section 215 . 422 , Florida Statutes , provides that agencies <br /> have five ( 5 ) working days to inspect and approve goods and <br /> services , unless bid specifications or the purchase order <br /> specifies otherwise . With the exception of payments to health <br /> care providers for hospital , medical , or other health care <br /> services , if payment is not available within 40 days , measured <br /> from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the goods <br /> or services are received , inspected and approved , a separate <br /> interest penalty set by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to <br /> Section 55 . 03 , Florida Statutes , will be due and payable in <br /> addition to the invoice amount . To obtain the applicable interest <br /> rate , please contact the Agency ' s Fiscal Section at ( 850 ) 488 - 2020 <br /> or Purchasing Office at ( 850 ) .488 - 7552 . <br /> Payments to health care providers for hospitals , medical or <br /> other health care services , shall be made not more than 35 days <br /> from the date eligibility for payment is determined , and the daily <br /> interest rate is . 03333 percent . <br /> Invoices returned to a vendor due to preparation errors will <br /> result in a payment delay . Invoice payment requirements do not <br /> start until a properly completed invoice is provided to the <br /> agency . <br /> A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department <br /> of Financial Services . The duties of this individual include <br /> acting as an advocate for vendors who may be experiencing problems <br /> in obtaining timely payment ( s ) from a State agency . The Vendor <br /> Ombudsman may be contacted at ( 850 ) 413 - 7269 or by calling the <br /> Department of Financial Services ' Hotline , 1 - 850 - 410 - 9724 . <br /> The Department may make partial payments to the Contractor <br /> upon partial delivery of services when a request for such partial <br /> payment is made by the Contractor and approved by the Department . <br /> This contract may be cancelled by either party giving <br /> thirty ( 30 ) days written notice . <br /> The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall <br /> have the right of unilateral cancellation for refusal by the <br /> Contractor to allow public access to all documents , papers , <br /> letters , or other material made or received by the Contractor in <br /> conjunction with the contract , unless the records are exempt from <br /> s . 24 ( a ) of Article I of the State Constitution and <br /> s . 119 . 07 ( 1 ) , Florida Statutes . <br /> Page 2 of 17 <br />