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18. The Grantee covenants that it presently has no interest and shall not acquire any interest which would conflict in
<br />any manner or degree with the performance of services required.
<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, timeline within current authorized Agreement
<br />period, method or manner of performance, requirements, etc.). All change orders are subject to the mutual
<br />agreement of both parties as evidenced in writing. Any change order, which causes an increase or decrease in the
<br />Grantee's cost or time, shall require formal 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 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 minimize 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 H, Quality Assurance
<br />Requirements.
<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 discrinunatory 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 agrees
<br />and certifies that neither it, nor its principals, is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment,
<br />declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal
<br />department or agency; and, that the Grantee shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier contract, or other
<br />covered transaction, with a person who is similarly debarred or suspended from participating in this
<br />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 Attachment I, "Certification Regarding Debarments, Suspension, Ineligibility and
<br />Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Federally Funded Transactions".
<br />C. As required by paragraphs A and B above, the Grantee shall include the language of this section, and
<br />Attachment I in all subcontracts or lower tier agreements executed to support the Grantee's work under
<br />this Agreement.
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