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725-030-06 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION 06/03 Page 11 of 12 21 . 20 State : No funds received pursuant to this contract may be expended for lobbying the Legislature or a state agency. 22 . 00 Vendors Rights : Vendors (in this document identified as Agency) providing goods and services to the Department should be aware of the following time frames . Upon receipt, the Department has five (5 ) working days to inspect and approve the goods and services unless the bid specifications , purchase order or contract specifies otherwise . The Department has 20 days to deliver a request for payment (voucher) to the Department of Financial Services , The 20 days are measured from the latter of the date the invoice is received or the goods or services are received , inspected and approved . If a payment is not available within 40 days after receipt of the invoice and receipt, inspection and approval of goods and services , a separate interest penalty in accordance with Section 215 . 422 (3 )(b ) , F . S . will be due and payable , in addition to the invoice amount to the Agency. The interest penalty provision applies after a 35 day time period to health care providers , as defined by rule . Interest penalties of less than one ( 1 ) dollar will not be enforced unless the Agency requests payment. Invoices which have to be returned to an Agency because of vendor 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 Agencies who may be experiencing problems in obtaining timely payment(s ) from the Department. The Vendor Ombudsman may be contacted at (850 )410-9724 or by calling the Department of Financial Services Hotline , 1 -800-848-3792 . 23. 00 Public Entity Crime : Pursuant to 287 . 133(3 )(a ) F. S . the following is applicable to this agreement. 287 . 133 (2 )(a ) "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 a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract 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 a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in s . 287 . 017 , F . S . for CATEGORY TWO for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list. " 24. 00 Discrimination : An entity or affiliate who has been placed on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract 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 a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity.