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which would relate to the undersigned Entity ( Subrecipient) are available for review at the following address : Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Administration , Contract Administrator Room 509 , Mayo Building Tallahassee , FL 32399-0800 If the undersigned Entity ( Subrecipient) expends $500 , 000 or more in federal financial assistance in a fiscal year, either directly from federal agencies or indirectly through other units of state or local governments or a combination thereof, the Entity ( Subrecipient) shall have an audit made in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget Circular No . A- 133 (Audits of State , Local Governments , and Non- profit Organizations ) . The $ 500 , 000 threshold specified above shall be from all federal sources , not just the amount provided by this agreement. The undersigned Entity ( Subrecipient) receiving funds under this agreement hereby agrees that it will allow the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and any federal agency to audit the Entity's ( Subrecipient's ) books for compliance with the above applicable circulars . The Entity ( Subrecipient) acknowledges and agrees that public use of all reports or other printed material , videos , audio recordings , films and photographs produced as part of this project shall not be restricted under the copyright laws of the United States of America . All products ( brochures , signs , videos , etc . ) funded by the Urban and Community Forestry Grant must display a statement that the material has been prepared using Urban and Community Forestry grant funds received through the Division of Forestry . Entities (Subrecipients ) providing goods and services to the Department should be aware of the following time frames . Section 215 . 422 , Florida Statutes , provides that agencies have five ( 5 ) working days to inspect and approve goods and services , unless bid specifications or the purchase order specifies otherwise . With the exception of payments to health care providers for hospital , medical , or other health care services , if payment is not available within 40 days , measured from the latter of the date the invoice was received or the goods or services are received , inspected and approved , a separate interest penalty set by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 55 . 03 , Florida Statutes , will be due and payable in addition to the invoice amount . To obtain the applicable interest rate , please contact the Agency's Fiscal Section at (850 )488-2020 or Purchasing Office at (850) 488-7552 . Invoices which have to be returned to an Entity ( Subrecipient) because of Entity ( Subrecipient) preparation errors will result in a delay in the payment . The invoice payment requirements do not start until a properly completed invoice is provided to the department . A Vendor Ombudsman has been established within the Department of Financial Services . The duties of this individual include acting as an advocate for Entities ( Subrecipients ) who may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payment(s) from a state agency . The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at (850 ) 413-7269 or by calling the Department of Financial Services ' Hotline , 1 -850-410-9724 . The Entity ( Subrecipient) is informed that a person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on an agreement to provide any goods or services to a public entity , may not submit a bid on an agreement with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work , may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under an agreement with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287 . 017 , Florida Statutes , for CATEGORY TWO for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list . 7