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10/19/2005 Agreement CIIIII 0I1h1 Circul coun Danny L. Kolhage Office (305) 295-3130 Fax (305) 295-3663 Memorandum To: Emergency Management Attn: Tom Cullen Isabel C. DeSantis, · 0 Deputy Clerk ~ From: Date: Thursday, November 17,2005 At the BOCC meeting on October 19, 2005, the Board approved the following: Federally-Funded Subgrant Agreement between Monroe County and the Department of Community Affairs concerning a Homeland Security Grant, 06-DS-3W-11-54-01, in the amount of$36,322.00. Enclosed please find four (4) duplicate originals of the above document executed by Monroe County for your handling. Please be sure that the sets marked Monroe County Clerk's Office Original and Monroe County Finance Department's Original are returned to this office as quickly as possible. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office. Attached hereto is a fully executed duplicate original for your handling. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office. cc: Finance County Attorney File ,,/' Contract Number: 06-DS-3W-11-54-01-309 CFDA Number: 97.067 FEDERALL V-FUNDED SUBGRANT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the State of Florida, Department of Community Affairs, with headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "Department"), and Monroe County, (hereinafter referred to as the "Recipient"). THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO BASED ON THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIONS: A. WHEREAS, the Recipient represents that it is fully qualified and eligible to receive these grant funds to provide the services identified herein; and B. WHEREAS, the Department has received these grant funds from the State of Florida, and has the authority to subgrant these funds to the Recipient upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and C. WHEREAS, the Department has authority pursuant to Florida law to disburse the funds under this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, the Department and the Recipient do mutually agree as follows: (1) SCOPE OF WORK. The Recipient shall fully perform the obligations in accordance with the Budget and Scope of Work, Attachment A of this Agreement. (2) INCORPORATION OF LAWS. RULES, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES Both the Recipient and the Department shall be governed by applicable State and Federal laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those identified in Attachment B. (3) PERIOD OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall begin upon execution by both parties or July 1, 2005, whichever is later, and shall end August 30, 2006, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph (12) of this Agreement. 1 (4) MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT Either party may request modification of the provisions of this Agreement. Changes which are mutually agreed upon shall be valid only when reduced to writing, duly signed by each of the parties hereto, and attached to the original of this Agreement. (5) RECORDKEEPING (a) As applicable, Recipient's perfonnance under this Agreement shall be subjed to the federal ACommon Rule: Unlfonn Administrative Requirements for State and Local Govemments" (53 Federal Register 8034) or OMS Circular No. A-110, "Grants and Agreements with Institutions of High Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations," and either OMS Circular No. A-87, "Cost Principles for State and Local Govemments," OMS Circular No. A-21 , "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions," or OMS Circular No. A-122, "Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations." If this Agreement Is made with a commercial (for-profit) organization on a cost-reimbursement basis, the Recipient shall be subject to Federal Acquisition Regulations 31.2 and 931.2. (b) The Recipient shall retain sufflclent records demonstrating its compliance with the tenns of this Agreement, and the compliance of all subcontradors or consultants to be paid from funds provided under this Agreement, for a period of five years from the date the audit report is Issued, and shall allow the Department or its designee, Chief Financial Officer, or Auditor General access to such records upon request. The Recipient shall ensure that audit working papers are made available to the Department or its designee, Chief Financial Officer, or Auditor General upon request for a period ,of five years from the date the audit report Is Issued, unless extended In writing by the Department, with the following exceptions: 1. If any litigation, ciaim or audit is started before the expiration of the five year period and extends beyond the five year periOd, the records will be maintained until alllitlgatlon, claims or audit findings Involving the records have been resolved. 2. Records for the disposition of non-expendable personal property valued at $5,000 or more at the time of acquisition shall be retained for five years after final disposition. 3. Records relating to real property acquisition shall be retained for five years after closing of title. 2 (4) MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT Either party may request modiftcation of the provisions of this Agreement. Changes which are mutually agreed upon shall be valid only when reduced to writing, duly signed by each of the parties hereto. and attached to the original of this Agreement. (5) RECORDKEEPING (a) As applicable, Recipient's perfonnance under this Agreement shall be subject to the federal ACommon Rule: Unifonn Administrative Requirements for State and Local Govemments" (53 Federal Register 8034) or OMS Circular No. A-11 O. "Grants and Agreements with Institutions of High Education, Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit Organizations." and either OMS Circular No. A-87, "Cost Principles for State and Local Govemments," OMS Cirallar No. A-21 , "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions," or OMS Circular No. A-122, "Cost Principles for Nonprofit Organizations." If this Agreement Is made with a commercial (for-profit) organization on a cost-reimbursement basis, the Recipient shall be subject to Federal Acquisition Regulations 31.2 and 931.2. (b) The Recipient shalt retain sufficient records demonstrating Its compliance with the tenns of this Agreement, and the compliance of alt subcontractors or consultants to be paid from funds provided under this Agreement, for a period of five years from the date the audit report is Issued. and shall allow the Department or Its designee. Chief Rnancial Officer. or Auditor General access to such records upon request. The Recipient shall ensure that audit working papers are made available to the Department or its designee, Chief Financial Officer. or Auditor General upon request for a period of five years from the date the audit report Is issued, unless extended in writing by the Department, with the following exceptions: 1. If any litigation, claim or audit is started before the expiration of the five year period and extends beyond the fIVe year period. the records will be maintained until all litigation, claims or audit findings invofving the records have been resolved. 2. Records for the disposition of non-expendable personal property valued at $5,000 or more at the time of acquisition shall be retained for five years after final disposition. 3. Records relating to real property acquisition shall be retained for five years after closing ottitle. 2 (c) The Recipient shall maintain all records for the Recipient and for all subcontractors or consultants to be paid from funds provided under this Agreement, Including supporting documentation of all program costs, in a fonn sufficient to detennine compliance with the requirements and objectives of the Budget and Scope of Work - Attachment A - and all other applicable laws and regulations. (d) The Recipient, its employees or agents, including all subcontractors or consultants to be paid from funds provided under this Agreement, shall allow access to its records at reasonable times to the Department, its employees, and agents. "Reasonable" shall be construed according to the circumstances but ordinarily shall mean during nonnal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time, on Monday through Friday. "Agents" shall include, but not be limited to, auditors retained by the Department. (6) AUDIT REQUIREMENTS (a) The Recipient agrees to maintain financial procedures and support documents, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, to account for the receipt and expenditure of funds under this Agreement. (b) These records shall be available at all reasonable times for inspection, review, or audit by state personnel and other personnel duly authorized by the Department. "Reasonable" shall be construed according to circumstances, but ordinarily shall mean nonnal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., local time, Monday through Friday. (c) The Recipient shall also provide the Department with the records, reports or financial statements upon request for the purposes of auditing and monitoring the funds awarded under this Agreement. (d) Ifthe Recipient is a State or local govemment or a non-profit organization as defined in OMB Circular A-133, as revised, and in the event that the Recipient expends $500,000 or more In Federal awards in its fiscal year, the Recipient must have a single or program-specific audit conducted in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-133, as revised. EXHIBIT 1 to this Agreement indicates Federal resources awarded through the Department by this Agreement. In detennining the Federal awards expended in its fiscal year, the Recipient shall consider all sources of Federal awards, including Federal resources received from the Department. The detenninatlon of amounts of Federal 3 awards expended should be In accordance with the guidelines established by OMB Circular A-133, as revised. An audit of the Recipient conducted by the Auditor General In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-133, as revised, will meet the requirements ofthls paragraph. In connection with the audit requirements addressed in this Paragraph 6 (d) above, the Recipient shall fulfill the requirements relative to auditee responsibilities as provided in Subpart C of OMB Circular A-133, as revised. If the Recipient expends less than $500,000 in Federal awards In its fiscal year, an audit conducted In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-133, as revised, Is not required. In the event that the Recipient expends less than $500,000 In Federal awards In its fiscal year and elects to have an audit conducted in accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular A-133, as revised, the cost of the audit must be paid from non-Federal resources (i.e., the cost of such audit must be paid from Recipient resources obtained from other than Federal entities). (e) Copies of reporting packages for audits conducted in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, as revised, and required by subparagraph (d) above shall be submitted, when required by Section .320 (d), OMB Circular A-133, as revised, by or on behalf of the Recipient directlv to each ofthe following: The Department of Community Affairs at each of the following addresses: Department of Community Affairs Office of Audit Services 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 and Department of Community Affairs Bureau of Preparedness and Response 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 The Federal Audit Clearinghouse designated in OMB Circular A-133, as revised (the number of copies required by Sections .320(d)(1) and (2), OMB Circular A-133, as revised, should be submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse), at the following address: Federal Audit Clearinghouse Bureau of the Census 1201 East 10th Street Jeffersonville, IN 47132 4 Other Federal agencies and pass-through entities in accordance with Sections .320 (e) and (f), OMS Circular A-133, as revised. (f) Pursuant to Section .320 (f), OMB Circular A-133, as revised, the Recipient shall submit a copy of the reporting package described in Section .320 (c), OMB Circular A-133, as revised, and any management letter issued by the auditor, to the Department at each of the following addresses: Department of Community Affairs Office of Audit Services 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Rolida 32399-2100 and Department of Community Affairs Division of Emergency Management Grants Administration Unit 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Rolida 32399-2100 (g) Any reports, management letter, or other infonnatlon required to be submitted to the Department pursuant to this Agreement shall be submitted timely in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, Florida Statutes, and Chapters 10.550 (local governmental entitles) or 10.650 (nonprofit and for-profit organizations), Rules of the Auditor General, as applicable. (h) Recipients, when submitting financial reporting packages to the Department for audits done in accordance with OMB Circular A-133 or Chapters 10.550 Oocal govemmental entitles) or 10.650 (nonprofit and for-profit organizations), Rules of the Auditor General, should indicate the date that the reporting package was delivered to the Recipient in correspondence accompanying the reporting package. (i) In the event the audit shows that the entire funds disbursed hereunder, or any portion thereof, were not spent in accordance with the conditions of this Agreement, the Recipient shall be held liable for reimbursement to the Department of all funds not spent in accordance with these applicable regulations and Agreement provisions within thirty (30) days after the Department has notified the Recipient of such non-compliance. (j) The Recipient shall have all audits completed by an independent certified public accountant (IPA) who shall either be a certified publiC accountant or a public accountant licensed under 5 Chapter 473, Aa. Stat. The IPA shall state that the audit complied with the applicable provisions noted above. The audit must be submitted to the Department no later than seven (7) months from the end of the Recipient's fiscal year. (7) REPORTS (a) At a minimum, the Recipient shall provide the Department with semi-annual reports, and with a close-out report. These reports shall Include the current status and progress by the Recipient and all subrecipients and subcontractors in completing the work described In the Scope of Work and the expenditure of funds under this Agreement, In addition to such other infonnation as requested by the Department. (b) SemI-annual reports are due to be received by the Department no later than 30 days after the end of each period of the program year and shall continue to be submitted each period until submissIon of the administrative close-out report. The ending date for the period of the program year is December 31. '" (c) The close-out report is due 60 days after tennlnation of this Agreement or upon completion of the activities contained In this Agreement, whichever first occurs. (d) If all required reports and copies, prescribed above, are not sent to the Department or are not completed in a manner acceptable to the Department, the Department may withhold further payments until they are completed or may take such other action as set forth in Paragraph (11) REMEDIES. "Acceptable to the Department" means that the work product was completed in accordance with the Budget and Scope of Work. (e) The Recipient shall provide such additional program updates or infonnatlon as may be required by the Department. (f) The Recipient shall provide additional reports and infonnation as Identified in Attachment D. (8) MONITORING. The Recipient shall monitor its perfonnance under this Agreement, as well as that of its subcontractors, subrecipients and consultants who are paid from funds provided under this Agreement, to ensure that time schedules are met, the Budget and Scope of Work is accomplished within the specified 6 time periods, and other perfonnance goals stated in this Agreement are achieved. Such review shall be made for each function or activity set forth in Attachment A to this Agreement, and reported in the semi- annual report. In addition to reviews of audits conducted in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, as revised and Section 215.97, Aa. Stat. (see Paragraph (6) AUDIT REQUIREMENTS, above), monitoring procedures may Indude, but not be limited to, on-site visits by Department staff, limited scope audits as defined by OMB Circular A-133, as revised, and/or other procedures. By entering into this Agreement, the Recipient agrees to comply and cooperate with all monitoring procedures/processes deemed appropriate by the Department. In the event that the Department detennlnes that a limited scope audit of the Recipient is appropriate, the Recipient agrees to comply with any additional Instructions provided by the Department to the Recipient regarding such audit. The Recipient further agrees to comply and cooperate with any inspections, reviews, investigations or audits deemed necessary by the Comptroller or Auditor General. In addition, the Department will monitor the perfonnance and financial management by the Recipient throughout the contract tenn to ensure timely completion of all tasks. (9) LIABILITY (a) Unless Recipient Is a State agency or subdivision, as defined in Section 768.28, Fla. .~, the Recipient shall be solely responsible to parties with whom it shall deal in canying out the tenns of this agreement, and shall hold the Department hannless against all claims of whatever nature by third parties arising out of the perfonnance of work under this agreement. For purposes of this agreement, Recipient agrees that it is not an employee or agent of the Department, but is an independent contractor. (b) Any Recipient who Is a state agency or subdivision, as defined in Section 768.28, Fla. Stat., agrees to be fully responsible to the extent provided by Section 768.28 Fla. Stat. for its negligent acts or omissions or tortious acts which result in claims or suits against the Department, and agrees to be liable for any damages proximately caused by said acts or omissions. Nothing herein is intended to serve as a waiver of sovereign immunity by any Recipient to which sovereign immunity applies. Nothing herein shall be construed as consent by a state agency or subdivision of the State of Florida to be sued by third parties in any matter arising out of any contract. 7 (10) DEFAULT. If any of the following events occur ("Events of Default"), all obligations on the part of the Department to make any further payment of funds hereunder shall, if the Department so elects, tenninate and the Department may, at its option, exercise any of its remedies set forth in Paragraph (11), but the Department may make any payments or parts of payments after the happening of any Events of Default without thereby waMng the right to exercise such remedies, and without becoming liable to make any further payment: (a) If any warranty or representation made by the Recipient In this Agreement or any previous Agreement with the Department shall at any time be false or misleading in any respect, or if the Recipient shall fail to keep, observe or perfonn any of the obligations, tenns or covenants contained In this Agreement or any previous agreement with the Department and has not cured such in timely fashion, or Is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations thereunder; (b) If any materia' adverse change shall occur in the financial condition of the Recipient at any time during the tenn of this Agreement, and the Recipient falls to cure said material adverse change within thirty (30) days from the time the date written notice is sent by the Department. (c) If any reports required by this Agreement have not been submitted to the Department or have been submitted with incorrect, incomplete or insufficient infonnation; (d) If the Recipient has failed to perfonn and complete in timely fashion any of its obligations under this Agreement. (11) REMEDIES. Upon the happening of an Event of Default, then the Department may, at its option, upon thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice to the Recipient and upon the Recipient's failure to cure within said thirty (30) day period, exercise anyone or more of the following remedies, either concurrently or consecutively: (a) Tenninate this Agreement, provided that the Recipient is given at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of such tennination. The notice shall be effective when placed In the United States mail, first class mail, postage prepaid, by registered or certified mail-retum receipt requested, to the address set forth in paragraph (13) herein; 8 (b) Commence an appropriate legal or equitable action to enforce perfonnance of this Agreement; (e) Withhold or suspend payment of all or any part of a request for payment; (d) Exercise any corrective or remedial actions, to include but not be limited to: 1. requesting additional infonnation from the Recipient to detennine the reasons for or the extent of non-compliance or lack of perfonnance, 2. issuing a written waming to advise that more serious measures may be taken if the situation is not corrected, 3. advising the Recipient to suspend, discontinue or refrain from incuning costs for any activities In question or 4. requiring the Recipient to reimburse the Department for the amount of costs Incurred for any items detennlned to be Ineligible; (e) Require that the Recipient retum to the Department any funds which were used for ineligible purposes under the program laws, rules and regulations govemlng the use of funds under this program. (f) Exercise any other rights or remedies which may be otherwise available under law. (g) The pursuit of anyone of the above remedies shall not preclude the Department from pursuing any other remedies contained herein or otherwise provided at law or in equity. No waiver by the Department of any right or remedy granted hereunder or failure to insist on strict perfonnance by the Recipient shall affect or extend or act as a waiver of any other right or remedy of the Department hereunder, or affect the subsequent exercise of the same right or remedy by the Department for any further or subsequent default by the Recipient. (12) TERMINATION. (a) The Department may tenninate this Agreement for cause upon such written notice as is reasonable under the circumstances. Cause shall include, but not be limited to, misuse of funds; fraud; Jack of compliance with applicable rules, laws and regulations; failure to perfonn in a timely manner; and refusal by the Recipient to pennit public access to any document, paper, letter, or other material subject to disclosure under Chapter 119, Fla. Stat., as amended. (b) The Department may tenninate this Agreement when It detennines, in Its sole discretion, that the continuation of the Agreement would not produce beneficial results commensurate 9 with the further expenditure of funds, by providing the Recipient with thirty (30) calendar days prior written notice. (c) The parties may agree to tenninate this Agreement for their mutual convenience as evidenced by written amendment of this Agreement. The amendment shall establish the effective date of the tennination and the procedures for proper closeout of the Agreement. Cd) In the event that this Agreement is tenninated, the Recipient will not Incur new obligations for the tennlnated portion of the Agreement after the Recipient has received the notification of tennination. The Recipient will cancel as many outstanding obligations as possible. Costs incurred after the date of receipt of notice of the tennination will be disallowed. Notwithstanding the above, the Recipient shall not be relieved of liability to the Department by virtue of any breach of Agreement by the Recipient. The Department may, to the extent authorized by law, withhold any payments to the Recipient for purpose of set-off until such time as the exact amount of damages due the Department from the Recipient is detennined. (13) NOTICE AND CONTACT. (a) All notices provided under or pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing, either by hand delivery, or first class, certified mall, retum receipt requested, to the representative identified below at the address set forth below and said notification attached to the original of this Agreement. (b) The name and address of the Department contract manager for this Agreement is: Ms. Chanda D. Brown, Rnancial Specialist Department of Community Affairs Division of Emergency Management 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Rorida 32399-2100 Telephone: 850-414-8538 Fax: 850-488-7842 Email: chanda.brownGdca.state.ft.us (c) The name and address of the Representative of the Recipient responsible for the administration of this Agreement is: Mr. William A. Wagner Jr., Senior Director Monroe County Board of County Commissioners 490 63rd Street (Ocean), Suite 150 Marathon, Florida 33050 Telephone: 305-289-6018 Fax: 305-289-6333 Email: Toner-lrene<a>.monroecountv-f1.aov 10 (d) In the event that different representatives or addresses are designated by either party after execution of this Agreement, notice of the name, title and address of the new representative will be rendered as provided In (13)(a) above. (14) SUBCONTRACTS If the Recipient subcontracts any or all of the work required under this Agreement, a copy of the unsigned subcontract must be forwarded to the Department for review and approval prior to execution of the subcontract by the Recipient. The Recipient agrees to Indude In the subcontract that (i) the subcontractor is bound by the tenns of this Agreement, ~I) the subcontractor is bound by all applicable state and federal laws and regulations, and (IiI) the subcontractor shall hold the Department and Recipient hannless against all claims of whatever nature arising out of the subcontractor's perfonnance of work under this Agreement, to the extent allowed and required by law. Each subcontractor's progress in perfonnlng its work under this Agreement shall be documented in the semi-annual report submitted by the Recipient. For each subcontract, the Recipient shall provide a written statement to the Department as to whether that subcontractor Is a minority vendor. (15) TERMS AND CONDITIONS This Agreement contains all the tenns and conditions agreed upon by the parties. (16) ATTACHMENTS (a) All attachments to this Agreement are incorporated as If set out fully herein. (b) In the event of any inconsistencies or conflict between the language of this Agreement and the attachments hereto, the language of such attachments shall be controlling, but only to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency. (c) This Agreement has the following attachments: Exhibit 1 - Funding Sources Attachment A - Budget and Scope of Work Attachment B - Program Statutes and Regulations Attachment C - Justification of Advance 11 Attachment D - Warranties and Representations Attachment E - Certification Regarding Debannent Attachment F - Assurances (17) FUNDING/CONSIDERATION (a) This is a cost-reimbursement Agreement. The Recipient shall be reimbursed for costs Incurred in the satisfactory performance of work hereunder in an amount not to exceed 138.322 subject to the availability of funds. (b) Any advance payment under this Agreement Is subject to Section 216.181 (16), Fla.stat.. and is contingent upon the Recipient's acceptance of the lights of the Department under Paragraph (12)(b) of this Agreement. The amount which may be advanced may not exceed the expected cash needs of the Recipient within the first three (3) months of the contract tenn. For a federally funded contract, any advance payment is also subject to federal OMB Circulars A-87, A-110, A- 122 and the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990. If an advance payment is requested, the budget data on which the request Is based and a justification statement shall be included in this Agreement as Attachment C. Attachment C will specify the amount of advance payment needed and provide an explanation of the necessity for and proposed use of these funds. 1. X No advance payment Is requested. An advance payment of $ is requested. 2. (c) After the Initial advance, if any, payment shall be made on a reimbursement basis as needed. The Recipient agrees to expend funds in accordance with the Budget and Scope of Work, Attachment A of this Agreement. If the necessary funds are not available to fund this Agreement as a result of action by Congress, the state Legislature, the Office of the Comptroller or the Office of Management and Budgeting, all obligations on the part of the Department to make any further payment of funds hereunder shall tenninate, and the Recipient shall submit Its closeout report within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice from the Department. 12 (18) REPAYMENTS All refunds or repayments to be made to the Department under this Agreement are to be made payable to the order of -Department of Community Affairs-, and mailed directly to the Department at the following address: Department of Community Affairs Cashier Finance and Accounting 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee FL 32399-2100 In accordance with Section215.34(2), Fla. Stat., if a check or other draft Is retumed to the Department for collection, the Department must add to the amount of the check or draft a service fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) or Five Percent (5%) of the face amount of the check or draft, whichever is greater. (19) VENDOR PAYMENTS. Pursuant to Section 215.422, Fla. Stat., the Department shall issue payments to vendors within 40 days after receipt of an acceptable invoice and receipt, inspection, and acceptance of goods and/or services provided in accordance with the tenTIs and conditions of the Agreement. Failure to issue the warrant within 40 days shall result in the Department paying interest at a rate as established pursuant to Section 55.03(1) Fla. Stat. The interest penalty shall be paid within 15 days after issuing the warrant. Vendors experiencing problems obtaining timely payment(s) from a state agency may receive assistance by contacting the Vendor Ombudsman at (850) 488-2924 or by calling the State Comptroller's Hotline at 1-800-848-3792. (20) STANDARD CONDITIONS (a) The validity of this Agreement is subject to the truth and accuracy of all the infonnation, representations, and materials submitted or provided by the Recipient in this Agreement, in any subsequent submission or response to Department request, or in any submission or response to fulfiH the requirements of this Agreement, and such infonnation, representations, and materials are incorporated by reference. The lack of accuracy thereof or any material changes shall, at the option of the Department and with thirty (30) days written notice to the Recipient, cause the tennination of this Agreement and the release of the Department from all its obligations to the Recipient. 13 (b) This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Florida, and venue for any actions arising out of this Agreement shall lie in Leon County. If any provision hereof Is In conflict with any applicable statute or rule, or is othelWise unenforceable, then such provision shall be deemed II 'J!i and void to the extent of such conflict, and shall be deemed severable, but shall not Invalidate any other provision of this Agreement. (c) Any power of approval or disapproval granted to the Department under the tenns of this Agreement shall survive the tenns and life of this Agreement as a whole. (d) The Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, anyone of which may be taken as an original. (e) The Recipient agrees to comply with the Americans WIth Disabilities Act (publIc Law 101-338, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101 at sea.), if applicable, which prohibits discrimination by public and private entitles on the basis of disability In the areas of employment, public accommodations, transportation, State and local government services, and In telecommunications. (f) A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime or on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goodS or selVlces 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 a public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity In excess of Category Two for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list or on the discriminatory vendor list. (g) An entity or affiliate who has been placed on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide 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 award or perfonn work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity. 14 (h) With respect to any Recipient which is not a local government or state agency, and which receives funds under this Agreement from the federal govemment, by signing this Agreement, the Recipient certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that it and its principals: 1. are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debannent, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by a federal department or agency; 2. have not, within a five-year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense In connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or perfonning a public (federal, state or local) transaction or contract under public transaction; violation of federal or state antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsi1lcatlon or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property; 3. are not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (federal, state or local) with commission of any offenses enumerated In paragraph 20(h)2. of this certification; and 4. have not within a five-year period preceding this Agreement had one or more public transactions (federal, state or local) tenninated for cause or default. Where the Recipient is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such Recipient shall attach an explanation to this Agreement. In addition, the Recipient shall submit to the Department (by email or by facsimile transmission) the completed -Certification Regarding Debannent, Suspension, Ineligibility And Voluntary exclusion- (Attachment H) for each prospective subcontractor which Recipient Intends to fund under this Agreement. Such fonn must be received by the Department prior to the Recipient entering Into a contract with any prospective subcontractor. (I) The State of Rorida's perfonnance and obligation to pay under this Agreement is contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature, and subject to any modification in accordance with Chapter 216, Fla. Stat. or the Florida Constitution. (j) All bills for fees or other compensation for services or expenses shall be submitted In detail sufficient for a proper preaudit and postaudit thereof. 15 (k) If otherwise allowed under this Agreement, all bills for any travel expenses shall be submitted in accordance with Section 112.061, Fla. Stat. (I) The Department of Community Affairs reserves the right to unilaterally cancel this Agreement for refusal by the Recipient to allow public access to all documents, papers, letters or other material subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Aa. Stat., and made or received by the Recipient in conjunction with this Agreement. (m) If the Recipient is allowed to temporarily invest any advances of funds under this Agreement, any interest income shall either be returned to the Department or be applied against the Department's obligation to pay the contract amount. (n) The State of Florida will not Intentionally award publicly-funded contracts to any contractor who knowingly employs unauthorized alien workers, constituting a violation of the employment provisions contained In 8 U.S.C. Section 1324a(e) [Section 274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (-INAil. The Department shall consider the employment by any contractor of unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A(e) of the INA. Such violation by the Recipient of the employment provisions contained in Section 274A(e) of the INA shall be grounds for unilateral cancellation of this Agreement by the Department. (21) LOBBYING PROHIBITION (a) No funds or other resources received from the Department In connection with this Agreement may be used directly or indirectly to influence legislation or any other official action by the Florida Legislature or any state agency. (b) The Recipient certifies, by its signature to this Agreement, that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief: 1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress In connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, 16 continuation, renewal, amendment or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement. 2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for Influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Fonn-LLL, "Disclosure Fonn to Report Lobbying," In accordance with Its instructions. 3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (Including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subreciplents shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification Is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352, TItle 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. (22) COPYRIGHT. PATENT AND TRADEMARK ANY AND ALL PATENT RIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY RESERVED TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ANY AND ALL COPYRIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED BY THE RECIPIENT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. (a) If the Recipient brings to the perfonnance of this Agreement a pre-existing patent or copyright, the Recipient shall retain all rights and entitlements to that pre-existlng patent or copyright unless the Agreement provides otherwise. (b) If any discovery or invention arises or is developed in the course of or as a result of work or services perfonned under this Agreement, or in any way connected herewith, the Recipient shall refer the discovery or invention to the Department for a detenninatlon whether patent protection will be 17 sought in the name of the State of Florida. Any and all patent rights accruing under or in connection with the performance of this Agreement are hereby reserved to the State of Rorida. In the event that any books, manuals, films, or other copyrightable material are produced, the Recipient shall notify the Department. Any and all copyrights accruing under or in connection with the performance under this Agreement are hereby transferred by the Recipient to the State of Florida. (c) WIthin thirty (30) days of execution of this Agreement, the Recipient shall disclose all Intellectual properties relevant to the performance of this Agreement which he or she knows or should know could give rise to a patent or copyright. The Recipient shall retain all rights and entitlements to any pre-existing intellectual property which Is so disclosed. Failure to disclose will indicate that no such property exists. The Department shall then, under Paragraph (b), have the right to all patents and copyrights which accrue during performance of the Agreement. (23) LEGAL AUTHORIZATION. The Recipient certifies with respect to this Agreement that It possesses the legal authority to receive the funds to be provided under this Agreement and that, if applicable, Its govemlng body has authorized, by resolution or otherwise, the execution and acceptance of this Agreement with all covenants and assurances contained herein. The Recipient also certifies that the undersigned possesses the authority to legally execute and bind Recipient to the terms of this Agreement. (24) ASSURANCES. The Recipient shall comply with any Statement of Assurances incorporated as Attachment F. 18 MOD,. CoDDty Oed', Offite Original IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this contract to be executed by their I".:t 3: c:::lI -rj 0 c c:::lI )> CI" i- % .." ;:0('")% fT1 o Z 1""'1 c::J 1'1 r- -< co ;::J; I -,., o. r- (::) 00' A} ~?J~; :z:- ;::0 -10C: :s: rTl :<;-1 ~ C') .J>-" crt C) ..." r G) :;;0 ;po F1 C.11 0 \D undersigned officials as duly authorized. ReciDient: m::;t~nh;OCC BY: ,_~ .1-'<< _' ~~1-'J r ..' ~ Name and title: D,;( Ie. (71. ~,oE:'- ha..r, mo..VO( 1'1 Date: /0 - I C; - 0 S SAMAS# FID# 5q~ V tJ 0 (}f)if-.1 STATE OF ~IDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS BY: JA~ Name and Title: W. Craie Fueate. Director of Emeraencv Manaaement Date: &kt('-~ 19 EXHIBIT - 1 FEDERAL RESOURCES AWARDED TO THE RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT CONSIST OF THE FOllOWING: NOTE: If the tesources 8W8tded to the recipient tepresent more than one Federal progam, provide the same Information shown below for each Federal PfOfT8m and show total Federal tesources awarded. Federal Program Department of Homeland Security, Offlce of Domestic Preparedness CFDA" 97.067 $36,322 NOTE: If the tesources awarded to the recipient represent more than one Federal progam, list applicable compliance requirements for each Federal progam In the same manner as shown below. Federal Program: Ust applJcable compliance requirements as follows: WA 1 . First applicable compliance requirement (e.g., what servlceslpurposes tesources must be used fot). 2. Second applicable compliance requirement (e.g., eligibHity requirements for recipients of the tesources). 3. Etc. NOTE: Instead of listing the specific compliance requirements as shown above, the State awarding agency may elect to use language that requires the recipient to comply with the requirements of applicable provisions of specific laws, rules, regulations, etc. For example, for Federal ProfTatn 1, the language may state that the recipient must comply with a specltlc law(s), rule(s), or regulatlon(s) that pertains to how the awarded tesources must be used or how ellglbHity determinations are to be made. The State awarding agency, if practical, may want to attach a copy of the specific law, rule, or regulation rofetred to. NOTE: Section .400(d) of OMS Circular A-133, as revised, and Section 215.97(5)(a), Florida Statutes, require that the Infonnatlon about Federal Programs and State Projects Included in Exhibit 1 be provided to the recipient. 20 Attachment A Budget and Scope of Work Proposed Program Budget Below is a general budget which outlines eligible categories and their allocation under this award. The Recipient is to utilize the "Proposed Program Budget"as a guide for completing the"Budget Detail Worksheet"below. ♦ No more than 2.5%of the total award may be expended on Management and Administration costs by the Recipient. ♦ At the discretion of the Recipient,funds allocated to Management and Administration(as described in the"Proposed Program Budget")may be put towards Programmatic costs instead. ♦ The transfer of funds between planning,training,exercises and management&administration is permitted,for this contract only,whereas management&administration costs do not exceed 2.5%of the Recipient's total award. Grant Recipient Agency Category amount Allocated-ill Planning Training $35,414 State Homeland Security Grant Monroe County Exercises Program—Issue 08 Emergency Management Management&Administration (the dollar amount which corresponds to 2.5%of the $908 total award is shown in the column on the right) °i 21 Budget Detail Worksheet The Recipient is required to provide a completed budget detail worksheet,to the Division,which accounts for the total award for issue 08 as described in the"Proposed Program Budget". If any changes need to be made to the"Budget Detail Worksheet,after the execution of this contract,contact the contract manager listed in this contract via email or letter. Budget Detail Worksheet #08— Eligible Activities Allowable Planning Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Public Education/Outreach Develop and implement homeland security support programs and adopt ongoing DHS national initiatives Develop and enhance plans and protocols Develop or conduct assessments Establish, enhance,or evaluate Citizen Corps-related volunteer programs Hiring of full or part-time staff or contractors/consultants to assist with planning activities(not for the purpose of hiring public safety personnel fulfilling traditional public safety duties) Conferences to facilitate planning activities Materials required to conduct planning activities Travel/per diem related to planning activities Overtime and backfill costs—Payment of overtime expenses will be for work performed by award(SAA)or sub-award employees in excess of the established work week(usually 40 hours)related to the planning activities for the development and implementation of the programs under HSGP. All: -.. Total Cost Overtime and backfill funding for emergency preparedness and response personnel attending ODP-sponsored and approved training classes. Grantees may also use ODP grant funds to cover overtime and backfill expenses for part-time and volunteer emergency response personnel o / o participating in ODP training. Training Workshops and Conferences-Grant funds may be used to plan and conduct training workshops or conferences to include costs related to planning,meeting space and other meeting costs,facilitation costs,materials and supplies,travel,and training plan development. Full or Part-Time Staff or Contractors/Consuttants-Full or part-time staff may be hired to support training-related activities. Payment of salaries and fringe benefits must be in accordance with the policies of the state or local unit(s)of government and have the approval of the state or the awarding agency,whichever is applicable.The services of contractors/consultants may also be procured by the state in the design, development,conduct,and evaluation of CBRNE training.The applicant's formal written procurement policy or the Federal Acquisition Regulations(FAR)must be followed. 22 Travel-Travel costs(i.e.,airfare,mileage, per diem,hotel,etc.)are allowable as expenses by employees who are on travel status for official business related to the planning and conduct of the training project(s)or for attending ODP-sponsored courses.These costs must be in accordance with state law as highlighted in the OJP Financial Guide. / l i7/f States must also follow state regulations regarding travel.If a state or territory does not have a travel policy they must follow federal guidelines and rates,as explained in the OJP Financial Guide. For further information on federal law pertaining to travel costs please refer to http://www.ojp.usdoj.govrFinGuide. Supplies-Supplies are items that are expended or consumed during the course of the planning and conduct of the training project(s)(e.g., copying paper,gloves,tape,and non-sterile masks). Other Items-These costs include the rental of space/locations for planning and conducting training,badges,etc. A complete list of ODP approved courses may be found at www.oip.usdoj.gov/odp/docs/Eligible Federal Courses.pdf Allowable Exercise Costs Quantity Unit Cost Total Cost Exercise Planning Workshop-Grant funds may be used to plan and conduct an Exercise Planning Workshop to include costs related to planning,meeting space and other meeting costs,facilitation costs, materials and supplies,travel and exercise plan development. Full or Part-Time Staff or Contractors/Consultants-Full or part-time staff may be hired to support exercise-related activities. Payment of salaries and fringe benefits must be in accordance with the policies of the state or local unit(s)of government and have the approval of the state or the awarding agency,whichever is applicable.The services of contractors/consultants may also be procured to support the design, development,conduct and evaluation of CBRNE exercises.The applicant's formal written procurement policy or the Federal Acquisition Regulations(FAR)must be followed. Overtime and backfill costs—Overtime and backfill costs associated with the design,development and conduct of CBRNE exercises are allowable expenses. Grantees may also use ODP grant funds to cover overtime and backfill expenses for part-time and volunteer emergency response personnel participating in ODP exercises. Travel-Travel costs(i.e.,airfare,mileage, per diem,hotel,etc.)are allowable as expenses by employees who are on travel status for official business related to the planning and conduct of the exercise project(s). These costs must be in accordance with state law as highlighted in the OJP Financial Guide.States must also follow state regulations regarding travel. If a state or territory does not have a travel policy they must follow federal guidelines and rates,as explained in the OJP Financial Guide. For further information on federal law pertaining to travel costs please refer to http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/FinGuide. Supplies-Supplies are items that are expended or consumed during the course of the planning and conduct of the exercise project(s)(e.g., copying paper,gloves,tape,non-sterile masks,and disposable protective equipment). Other Items-These costs include the rental of space/locations for exercise planning and conduct,exercise signs,badges,etc. The scenarios used in SHSGP funded exercises must be terrorism-related and based on the State Homeland Security Strategy and plans.Acceptable scenarios for exercises include:chemical, biological,radiological,nuclear,explosive,cyber and agricultural. A state or local jurisdiction that conducts an exercise using SHSGP funds must follow the HSEEP doctrine and protocols located at htto://www.olo.usdoi.gov/odp/exercises.htm#hseep. 23 Eligible Management and Administration Costs (management and administration costs may not exceed 2.5%of the Recipients total award) - Hiring of full-time or part-time staff or contractors/consultants: o To assist with the management of FY05 HSGP. o To assist with design,requirements, and implementation of FY05 HSGP. o To assist with the implementation and administration of the State Homeland Security Strategy,as it may relate to the individual grant program. Hiring of full-tame or part-time staff or contractors/consultants and expenses related to: o HSGP pre-application submission management activities and application requirements. o Meeting compliance with reporting/data collection requirements, including data calls. Development of operating plans for information collection and processing necessary to respond to DHS/ODP data calls. Overtime and backfill costs—Payment of overtime expenses will be for work performed by award(SAA)or sub-award employees in excess of the established work week(usually 40 hours)related to the M&A activities for the development and implementation of the programs under HSGP.These costs are allowed only to the extent the payment for such services is in accordance with the policies of the state or local unit(s)of government and has the approval of the state or the awarding agency,whichever is applicable.In no case is dual compensation allowable.That is,an employee of a unit of government may not receive compensation from their unit or agency of government AND from an award for a single period of time(e.g., 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm),even though such work may benefit both activities. Fringe benefits on overtime hours are limited to Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA),Workers'Compensation and Unemployment Compensation. Travel expenses Meeting-related expenses(For a complete list of allowable meeting- related expenses,please review the OJP Financial Guide at http://www ojp.usdoj.gov/FinGuide). Acquisition of authorized office equipment,including personal computers,laptop computers,printers,LCD projectors,and other c., equipment or software which may be required to support the o implementation of the homeland security strategy. f The following are allowable only within the contract period: o Recurring fees/charges associated with certain equipment,such as cell phones,faxes,etc. o Leasing and/or renting of space for newly hired personnel to administer programs within FY05 SHSGP. TOTAL 3 C 3 Z 24 Scope of Work Funding Is proYlded to perform eligible activities asldentitled In the Office for Domeetlc Preparedn... FI8caI Vear 2005 State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGp), consl8tent with the Department of Homeland Security State Stnltegy. Eligible ac:tIvItlea are outlined In the Scope of Work for eech category below: I. Categories MCI Eligible AdIvIUe. 08. Planning, Training and Exercises for Local and Regional Efforts FY2005 SHSGP, leeue OBb, allowable costs are divided into the foRowlng categories: planning. training and exercises. In addition, ma......nt and .clmlnlstndlon cost. are alllo allowable. Management and admlnl8tratlon COlIs may not exceed 2.5" of the Recipient'. tobll award. A. Planning DevelopIng and implementing homeland aecurtty support progr.... and adopting DHS national InIIIatIves Including but not limited to the following: COlla 8lI8OCIated with IrnpIemer1tk1g and adopting HSPD-8 1n1t1at1ve8 COlla .-ocIated with Implementing and adopting NIMS COlla .-ociated with modifying existing Incident management and EOPs to ensure proper alignment with the NRP coordlnatlng~, proc.... and Eatablahlng or enhancing mutuel aid aweemenls DevelopIng communlcatlona and interoperabllty protocols and solutlona Conducting 1oc81, regional, and tribal program Implementation meetlna- Developing or updating resource Inventory a.... In accordance to typed resource deflnltlona l8aUed by the NIC Deaignlng state and local geoepatlal data .yeteme Developing related crItIcallnfra8tructure terrorism prevention activities including: o Plamlng to enhance security during heightened alerts, during t.-rorl8t incidents, and/or during mitigation and recovery Q Pubic informlltlon/educatlon: printed and electronic materials, pubic .-vice amouncements, semlnaraltown ha. meetlng8, web poatlnga coordinated through local Citizen C~ Councils o Citizen Corpe actIvItIe8 In comnun.... 8UlTOUndlng critlcallnfra8tructll"e aIt.., Incluclng Neighborhood Watch, VIPS, and other opportunltlea for citizen participation o Evaluating CIP aecurIy equipment and/or personnel requtrementa to protect and secure aIt.. o CIP COIIt aaaeasrnents, including r88OUl'C88 (financial, personnel, etc.) required for aecurlty enhancemenl&fdeployments. Developing and enhancing plans and protocol., including but not limited to: Developing or enhancing EOPs and operating procedures Developing terrorl8m prevention/deterrence p1a~ Developing plana, procedur.., and requirements for the management of Infnl8trudure and resources related to HSGP and Implementation of Stille or Urban Area Homeland Security St,.egl.. Developing or enhancing border aecurIty plana Developing or enhancing cyber security plana Developing or enhancing cyber rI8k mitigation plana Developing or enhancing agrlculturelfood security risk mitlgetlon, r..ponae, and recovery plana Developing publlc:lprlvate sector partnership emergency r..ponse, a818881T18nt, and resource sharing plana Developing or updating local or regional communications plana Developing plana to support end assist special needs jurl8dlctiona, such as port authorities and rail and mass tran8lt agencl.. Developing or enhancing continuity of operatlona and continuity of government plana Developing or enhancing exl8t1ng cataelrophlc incident response and recovery plana to include and integrate federalll8Ht8 provided under the NRP. Developing or conducting a....sment., including but not limited to: Conducting point vulnerabUlty assessments at critical infrastructure s1teslkey asset. and develop remediation/security plana Conducting cyber rI8k and vulnerabHity .......,ents Conducting aesesements and exercises of exl8ting catastrophic incident response and recovery plana and capabllltl.. to identify critical ga~ that camot be met by exiallng local and state reaourc.. Actlvitl.. which directly support the identification of specific catastrophic Incident priority response and recovery projected needs 25 ActIvIIIes which directly support the identification and advance preparation of pre-designated temporary houaInG ....; for example: o Conducting 8lI8e88I'I1ents and etudl_ to identify quallfled candidate sit_ o Obtaining accuate site surveys and existing utllty information o Coordinating zoning requirements and neceesary penn" and/or waivers o Coordinating envlronmentallmpact requirements related to a selected site o Coorclnatlng hlltorlc preeervatIon requirements related to a selected site. B. T,.,... Allowable tralnlng-related COIlt8lncluda: 1) establishment d CBRNE terrorl8m and cyber security training prograIM within exlltlJ!~tl!.!]t acade_!!!!!!d!~!Df1llll.lJ)r Jl!ng ggllg&,and 2) overtime and bacldll colla 8880CIated with atf8n nce at OoP-eponsored and OOP appwed CBRNE and cyber secwlty training courses. The target audle.. nce for. tralnl.. ng.. courses. Include ~~. f.rtiiYJIfI. .~red"-,.P!M~~.. .!nd.. ...r~nee.. JJWJIODD8I, ~AN!V 1Yl!lll'lageq and publlclelec:te;d oftIcIaI! ... .". folkMlii ~"..: fire servlce,l!W ~fi'~Ith' ~J' _ ...." .... .. --...~......a..- hazardOuI~. bile: wot:kS ..-;;;:11;; hea. ,_ ."...""nov ml~u..."" ~ ,,_""" -.,,-, _........ . . . I P.!J. . . '~...__.' ~.-- ::~~Ic~~_.J~.~=~:..rcer:~~~~~DmYld.ers. successfully completing OOP traln-th&-tralner course delivery. oetaled delcriptlons d OOP courses are Included In the OOP CBRNE r,./nlng Course C~ at http:/twww.ojp.usdoj.gov/odpldocslcoursecatalog.pdf. C. EurcI... Exercleee conducted with Oop support (grant funds or direct support) mull be managed and executed In accordance with the Homeland Security Exerclae and EvalU8tion Program (HSEEP). HSEEP Volumes I-III contain guidance and recommend8tloM for dea"'nlng. developing, conducting, and evaluating exercleee. HSEEP VoIum..I-1I1 can be found at OoP's webelte at http:/twww.ojp.usdoj.gov/odplexercise8.htm. Volume IV, which contains sample exercise mateMla and doc:lITlente, can be found on OoP's Secure Portal at https:/lodp.esportals.com or http:/twww.llis.gov. EurcI_ ScenarIos. The scenarios used In SHSGP-funded exen::laea mull be terrorl8rn-related and based on the state or Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy and plana. Acceptable 8C8'l8r1os for exercises Include: chemical, bIologiclll, raclloIogIcal, nuclear, exploelve, cyber and agrIculural. Gnlnt... that need furtlw c1a1ftcat1on on scerwloa should consul with their State ExercIM Maneger for 8lI8i8tance and/or approval. Fifteen a.-hazards National Planning Scenari08, IncIudlI"G..12 terrorllm lC<<Iarloa, have been developed, and wi. be made available for.... In national, federal, &tate, and local homeland aecurtty prepared..- actIvIIIea (See ~3J:l~ DlIa8 48). Citizen partlclp.alon In exercIlIes Is encoLnged to Include ~ non-prot8lllllonal t8lks for fIrIt responder8 deployed on exerclae, admlnl8tratlve and IogIIIIcaI ......nce wlh exerclae Implementation, and provldng simulated vIcIlrna, pr..., and members d the public. Citizen I*1IcIpatIon In exercises should be coordinated wlh local Citizen Corpe Councl(a). If a Itate or urban area win be hOllllng an upcoming special event (e.g., Superbowl, Q.8 Summl. etc.), or they anticipate that they wll apply to be a venue for a future Top otIIcIals (TOPOFF) exerclae. they should plan to .... SHSP or UASI funding to f\I'ld training and exerclae actIvItl.- In preparation for that event. AI tabletop exerclaea (TTXa), drIIa, functional exercl8ea (Fee), and full.ecale exercIlIes (FSEe) will be .valuated and performance baaed. An Aftar Action Report (AAR) and Improvement Plan will be prepared and submitted to the state following every TTX, drill, FE, and FSE. AARnPa muat be provided to the state within 30 daya foIlowlng completion of each exercise (~.!:I$EEP Volume II, Appendx ~). D. Management and AdmlnlatrMlon - no more than 2.5ll1t of each eub-rec/pIent'a total award may be expended on Management and Administration coat8 by the SlJb.recIplenls HIrIng of fuH.tfme or part........ statr or contractors/consultants: . To ..... with the management of the ~~ SHSGP- . To ..... with design, requirements and the Implementation d the FY2005 SHSGP . To auIat with the Implementation and administration ofth. State Homeland Security Strategy, as It may relate to the FY2005 SHSGP HIring of full-time or part........ sta" or contractors/consultants and expen... related to: . MeetIng complance r.porting/data collection requlrement8, Including data call Development of operating plans for InfornNdIon collection and processing nec..sary to respond to DHS/ODP UhI calls OvertIme and bllcldll costa - Paym.nt of overtime .xpe.... win be for work performed by award (SAA) or aub-award employ... In exc... of the establlahed work week (usually 40 hours) related to the M&A activities for the development and Implementation of the programs under HSGP. These colla are alowed only to the extent the payment for such services 18 In accordance with the policies of the state or local unlt(s) d government and has the approval d the state or the awarding agency, whichever Ia applicable. In no case Is dual compensation allowable. That la, an .mployee of a unit of governm.nt may not rec.lve compensation from th.1r unit or agency of gov.rnment AND from an award for a single period of time (e.g., 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm), 26 even though such work may benefit both actlvitl... Fringe benefIIs on overtime hours are Hmlted to Federal lnaurance COnb1but1oM Ad. (FICA), Workers' Compenutlon and Unemployment Compensation. Travel expe..... Meellng-reIMed .......... (For a complet. list of allowable meetlng-related expeneee, please review the OJP Financial Guide at httD:/Iwww.oiD.usdoi.aov/FinGuide). Acquisition of ....horIzed ofIIce equipment. including: . Pereonal computers . Laptop compute.. . Print.. . LCD projectors, and . otIw equipment or software which may be required to support the Implementation of the homeland security strategy The following .. eIowable only within the period of performance of the contra: . Recurlng t....charg.. associated with certain equipment, such as eel phones, fax.., etc. . Leaelng and/or renting of space for newly hired personnel to admlnl8ter prognlms within the FY2005 SHSGP E. UnMlthorlzed ExpendItur_ . Expencltur.. tor It.ms such as general-use software (word proceaIng, spread8heet, graphics. etc.) . Generai-uM computers .nd related equipment . General-uae vehlclee . Ucenelng teee . WespoM 8y11tema and ammunition . COMtructIon or r.novatlon of faclIltl.. that would h.v. been reallOnably neceuary due to non-terrorlet threats . Ac:tIvItI.. unrelated to the completion and Implement&tlon of the SHSGP . Other It.ms not In accord.nce with the Authorized Equipment LiIIt or previously listed as .nowable costa . Recurring COllIs . Fundng m.y not be used to suppl.nt ongoing, routine public safety ad.IvItIee of stan .nd local emergency reeponders, and may not be used to hire staff for operational activities or backftll. F. OVertIme and Backtll Guld..-ce OVertIme: expe..... incurred by those personnel who, as a ....uit of OOP-approved actIvItI.., are performing over and abov. their normal, scheduled work holD or work week. Bacldlll (.180 called OVertime .. Backfl): Expenaea incurred by those personnel who ... working over and above their normal, lICheduled work houra, or work week, In order to perform the duties of other personnel who are temporarily aselgnad to OOP-approved activities outside their cor. responslbMII.. The OJP OC doe8 not dlstlnguleh between Overtlm. and Overtime. Bac/dIIl - th.y are both viewed .. overtlm. regardleea of whether the individual has performed more hours In their normally aulgned place of duty or It the overtime accrued .. . result of being re-aulgned to . dlffer.nt place of d&jy. OVertlm..nd becldRl do not reeulln .n Increase of full-time employe.. (FTEs). II. National Preparedne.. InItI8tIve8 Urban Areas are Itrongly encouraged to pay close attention to the language In these sections In order to stay abreast of initiatives being highlighted by DHS .nd to comply with aseocIated program requirements. A. NaIIonallnddent Management System (NtMS) NIMS provides a consistent nationwide appr08Ch for federal, stat., t.rrltorlll, tribal, and local governments to WOf1< effectively and efftclenUy together to prepare for, prevent, r..pond to, and recover from domestic Incidents, reg.rd.... of cause, slz. or complexity. Since FY2005l1a critical ye.r for Inll.l NIMS adoption, the Recipient should start now by prIorillzlng FY2005 preparedn.. assI8tance (In accordance with the eligibility and allowable uses of the gnlnt) to facilitate Ita Implementation. 1. Mlnlnun FY200I NIMS Compliance Requirements . Incorporating NIMS Into existing training progr.ms and ex.rclses; . Ensuring that fedenll preparedness funding supports NIMS implementation (In accordance with the eligibility and allowable uses of the grants); . Incorporating NIMS Into emergency operations planning; . Promotion of mutu.1 aid agreements; and, . InstItutionaHzlng the use of the Incident Command System (ICS). 2. Local units of government should support NIMS implementation by: 27 . Having relevant personnel c:ompIete the NlMS Aw..ne.. Course: ..Nlltlon.. Inctdent ,........... S,.am (NIMS), An Introduction" IS 700. Thla Independent study course Is available on-lne and will take between forty-five minutes to three hours to complete. The course . available on the Emergency Management Institute web pege at: http://trainina.fema.aov/EMlWeblISlis700.asp . Formally recognizing NIMS ....1Idopt1ng NIMS principles and poUc.... The NIC will provide sample language and templates to auIIt In formaly adopting NIMS through leglal8tlve and/or executiveJadmlnl8tndive means. . Establish a NIMS baseline by de........... which NIMS ~... already satisfied. The NIC . developing a wetHleeed eeIf-1III8eI8mef1t system, the NIMS Capeblllly Aeeeeement Support Tool (NIMCAST) to evaluate their Incident response and management capebllltlee. The NIC . currently piloting the NIMCAST with a lIm1ed number of stat.. Upon completion of the pilot, the NIC wll provide al potential future usera with voIunt.-y access to the system. Additional Information about the NIMCAST tool will be provided later this year. · Establishing a tlmeframe and developing . sIrIIIegy for fill HlMS Implemenbltlon. Transit systems are encourBged to achieve fuR NIMS Implementallon cUIng FY 2005. To the extent that fUllmplementetion . not pclI8ibIe during FY 2005, federal preperec:tnea 88811tance I'I1UIt be leveraged to complete NIMS Implementation In FY 2008. By FY 2007, federal preparedn... 88811tance win be condtIoned upon fuI compR8nce with NIMS. · Instllullonallzlng the use of the ICS. Tranalt sY8l8l1'l8 that are not already UIIIng ICS, muet institutionalize the use of ICS (coneI8tent with the conc;epts and principles taught by DHS) acr<<* the entire response system. 3. FY 200t and FY 2007 Requirements In order for the Division to receive FY2008 preparednesa funding, the minimum FY2005 campH.nee requirements descrl:led above muet be met. Additional Information about NIMS compUanee and resources for achIevIng compHanee win be forthcoming from the NIC. The NIC web page, httD:/IWww.fema.gov/nims, wID be updated regularly with NIMS Information and Implementation guldanee. III. Reporting RequIrements A. SemJ..Annual PrQ9rammatlc Reoortlng: n. Seml-Annual Programmatic Report 18 due within 15 days after the end of the reporting perloda (June 30 and o.:.mber 31) for the life of th. conlnlct. If a report(s) Is deHnquent, future ftnanclal reimbursements win be withheld until the Recipient'. reporting Is current. P Period clue to DEM no later than Janua Ju 15 December 31 Janua 15 Proarammatlc Reportlna: Information to ReDOrt On After the end of each reporting period, for the life of the contract, the Division win provide a Biannual Strategy and Implementation Report worksheet to the Recipient Point of Contact listed in this conlnlct. This worksheet win contain all of the Information that the Recipient needs to report on. The Recipient 18 to complete this worksheet in Its entirety and email the finished product to the programmatic contact listed below. The first worksheet wIR be available after the July 1 - December 31, 2005 reporting period. 1. Planning - the Division reservea the option to request access to any document, as descrtbed below, at anytime during the contract period. · If the Recipient chooses to enhance/develop a plan, parts of a plan, SOP/SOG, or other documentation then, the Division wll require the review of a draft copy of this document for NIMS compliance. The Division will only be making recommendations. 28 . If the Recipient choo8ee to enhance/develop a mutual aid agreement, the Division wi require a copy of said agreement. . If the Recipient chooeea to enhance/develop a GIS database product, the Division wiN require acceu to the layer or dlltaba... . If the Recipient chooeea to enhance/develop public Information related materials, the DIvision wiD require a copy of said materlalll. . If the Recipient chooses to partlclp8te In a Domestic Security related meeting or conference, the Division wiD require a copy of the agend8 prIorto the meeting and a reS. alterthe meeting. . If the Recipient chooeea to conduct an a......".nt. we wll require a copy of the completed 88888tIfJlent. Since these are secure documenta, they should be submitted on CD. 2. Training . If the Recipient chooeea to conduct training, the Division will require the title of course, ln8IruCtor's name and a list of attendees prior to course delivery. Alterthe COUI88 has been delivered, the Division wUl require a roeter of actual participants. 3. Exercises . If the Recipient choos_ to conduct an exercise, an After Action Report should be submitted to the Division no later than thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the exercise. C. Reimbursement R8GlltISt8: An Invoice or purch.. order mlJllt accompany each request for reimbursement. A requeet for reimbursement may be ..,t to your contract manager for review and approval at anytime during the contract period. D. Cloee-out Programmatic ReoortIng: The CIo8e-out Report III due to the RorIda D1vlalon of Emergency Management no later than 60 days after the contract Is either completed or the contract has expired. IV. Points of Conblc:t Contractual Point of Contact Chanda Brown FDEM 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd. Tallaha88ee, FL 32399-2100 (850) 414-8538 Chanda.bro n Programmatic Point of Contact Farrah Gosford FDEM 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399-2100 (850) 413-9974 F ah, osford dca.state f1.us 29 Attachment B Program Statutes and Regulations 1) 53 Federal Register 8034 2) Federal Acquisition Regulations 31.2 and 031.2 3) Section 1352, Title 31, US Code 30 Attachment C JUSTIFICATION OF ADVANCE PAYMENT RECIPIENT: Indicate by chec~in9 one of the boxes below, if you are requesting an advance. If an advance payment is ntquest8d, budget data on which the ntquest is based must be submitted. Any advance payment under this Agreement is subject to s. 216.181(16)(aKb), Florida Statutes. The amount which may be advanced shall not exceed tfie expected cash needS of the recipient within the initial three months. [ ] ADVANCE REQUESTED [ ] NO ADVANCE REQUESTED No advance payment is requested. Payment will be solely on a reimbursement basis. No additional information is required. Advance payment of $ is requested. Balance of payments will be made on a reimbursement basis. These funds are needed to pay staft: award benefits to clients, duplicate forms and purchase start-up supplies and equipment We would not be able to operate the program without this advance. ADVANCE REQUEST WORKSHEET If you are requesting an advance, complete the following worksheet (A) FFY 2002 (8) FFY 2003 (C) FFY 2004 (D) Total DESCRIPTION 1 2 an 3 MAXIMUM ADVANCE ALLOWED CALULATION: X $ ~ Cell D3 DCA Award MAXIMUM o not include any match) ADVANCE REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF CALCULATED MAXIMUM [ ] Recipient has no previous DCA contract history. Complete Estimated Expenses chart and Explanation of Circumstances below. l ] Recipient has exceptional circumstances that require an advance greater than the Maximum Advance calculated above. Complete estimated expenses chart and Explanation of Circumstances below. Attach additional pages if needed. 31 N BUDGET CATEGORY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS dude Secon AdmiDistratioD. PROGRAM EXPENSES TOTAL EXPENSES ExD/.aIuItitm of~: 2004-2005 Anticipated Expenditures for Fint Three MontbJ of Contract 32 Attachment D Warranties and Representations Financial Manaaement Recipient's financial management system shall provide for the following: (1) Accurate, current and complete disclosure of the financial results of this project or program (2) Records that Identify adequately the source and application of funds for all activities. These records shall contain infonnatlon pertaining to grant awards, authorizations, obligations, unobligated balances, assets, outlays, income and interest. (3) Effective control over and accountability for all funds, property and other assets. Recipient shall adequately safeguard all such assets and assure that they are used solely for authorized purposes. (4) Comparison of expenditures with budget amounts for each Request For Payment. Whenever appropriate, financial Information should be related to perfonnance and unit cost data. (5) Written procedures for detennlning the reasonableness, allocability and allowabllity of costs in accordance with the provisions of the applicable cost principles and the tenns and conditions of this grant. (6) Accounting records, Including cost accounting records that are supported by source documentation. Comoetition. All procurement transactions shall be conducted in a manner to provide, to the maximum extent practical, open and free competition. The Recipient shall be alert to conflicts of interest as well as noncompetitive practices among contractors that may restrict or eliminate competition or otherwise restrain trade. In order to ensure objective contractor perfonnance and eliminate unfair competitive advantage, contractors that develop or draft specifications, requirements, statements of work, Invitations for bids and/or requests for proposals shall be excluded from competing for such procurements. Awards shall be made to the bidder or offeror whose bid or offer is responsive to the solicitation and Is most advantageous to the Recipient, price, quality and other factors considered. Solicitations shall c1ear1y set forth all requirements that the bidder or offeror shall fulfill in order for the bid or offer to be evaluated by the Recipient. Any and an bids or offers may be rejected when it is in the Recipient's interest to do so. Codes of conduct. The Recipient shall maintain written standards of conduct goveming the perfonnance of its employees engaged In the award and administration of contracts. No employee, officer, or agent shall participate in the selection, award, or administration of a contract supported by public grant funds if a real or apparent conflict of interest would be involved. Such a conflict would arise when the employee, officer, or agent, any member of his or her immediate family, his or her partner, or an organization which employs or Is about to employ any of the parties indicated herein, has a financial or other interest in the flnn selected for an award. The officers, employees, and agents of the Recipient shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors, or parties to subcontracts. The standards of conduct shall provide for disciplinary actions to be applied for violations of such standards by officers, employees, or agents of the recipient. 33 Business Hours The Recipient shall have Its offices open for business, with the entrance door open to the public, and at least one employee on site, from 8am to 4pm. Monday through Friday. Licenslna and Pennittina All subcontractors or employees hired by the Recipient shall have all current licenses and pennlts required for all of the particular work for which they are hired by the Recipient. 34 Contractor Covered Transactions (1) The prospective contractor of the Recipient, , certifies, by submission of this document, that neither it nor its principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency. (2) Where the Recipient's contractor is unable to certify to the above statement, the prospective contractor shall attach an explanation to this fonn. CONTRACTOR: rnonfoe...; COlLn+V BOcC / By:.!Ii,~1n. ~~ Slg re .D ix,'e- ,A1. ~f~hCLrJ m~Vo( Name and Title I 500 W hi te-he-ad Si (~e-+ Street Address K~v West \="L 3:XJ~O City, ,State, Zip IO-(q-Os p:~~", ,~~l~)':"'r~";"""" :~''c" ?~/ ._\\<, '.' J/~~~/" (./ \ Ji" H . j:," H' \1 ;0.;, ,...-\..:': \'\. "- '~:;:::':;~~;'i;:;;-"~:,~--'\> Recipient's Name DCA Contract Number 35 Attachment F Statement of Assurances The Recipient hereby assures and certifies compliance with all Federal statutes, regulations, policies, guidelines and requirements, including OMS Circulars No. A-21 , A-110, A-122, A-128, A-87; E.O. 12372 and Unifonn Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements 28 CFR, Part 66, Common rule, that govern the application, acceptance and use of Federal funds for this federally-assisted project. Also the Applicant assures and certifies that: 1. It will comply with requirements of the provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Ad of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which provides for fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced as a result of Federal and federally- assisted programs. 2. It will comply with provisions of Federal law which limit certain political adivities of employees of a State or local unit of govemment whose principal employment is in connection with an activity financed in whole or in part by Federal grants. (5 USC 1501, et seq.) 3. It will comply with the minimum wage and maximum hours provisions of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. 4. It will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from using their positions for a purpose that is or gives the appearance of being motivated by a desire for private gain for themselves or others, particularly those with whom they have family, business, or other ties. 5. It will give the sponsoring agency or the Comptroller General, through any authorized representative, access to an(J the right to examine all records, books, papers, or documents related to the grant. 6. It will comply with all requirements imposed by the Federal sponSoring agency conceming special requirements of law, program requirements, and other administrative requirements. 7. It will insure that the facilities under its ownership, lease or supervision which shall be utilized in the accomplishment of the project are not listed on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) list of Violating Facilities and that it will notify the Federal grantor agency of the receipt of any communication from the Director of the EPA Office of Federal Activities indicating that a facility to be used in the project is under consideration for listing by the EPA. 8. It will comply with the flood insurance purchase requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, Public Law 93-234,87 Stat. 975, approved 36 December 31,1976, Section 102(a) requires, on and after March 2,1975, the purchase of flood insurance in communities where such insurance is available as a condition for the receipt of any Federal financial assistance for construction or acquisition purposes for use in any area that has been identified by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development as an area having special flood hazards. The phrase "Federal financial assistance" indudes any form of loan, grant, guaranty, insurance payment, rebate, subsidy, disaster assistance loan or grant, or any other form of direct or indirect Federal assistance. 9. It will assist the Federal grantor agency in its compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended (16 USC 470), Executive Order 11593, and the Archeological and Historical Preservation Act of 1966 (16 USC 569a-1 et seq.) by (a) consulting with the State Historic Preservation Officer on the conduct of Investigations, as necessary, to identify properties listed in or eligible for indusion in the National Register of Historic Places that are subject to adverse effects (see 36 CFR Part 800.8) by the activity, and notifying the Federal grantor agency of the existence of any such properties and by (b) complying with all requirements established by the Federal grantor agency to avoid or mitigate adverse effects upon such properties. 10. It will comply, and assure the compliance of all its subgrantees and contractors, with the applicable provisions of Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, or the Victims of Crime Act, as appropriate; the provisions of the current edition of the Office of Justice Programs Financial and Administrative Guide for Grants, M71 00.1; and all other applicable Federal laws, orders, circulars, or regulations. 11. It will comply with the provisions of 28 CFR applicable to grants and cooperative agreements induding Part 18, Administrative Review Procedure; Part 20, Criminal Justice Information Systems; Part 22, Confidentiality of Identifiable Research and Statistical Information; Part 23, Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies; Part 30, Intergovernmental Review of Department of Justice Programs and Activities; Part 42, Nondiscrimination/Equal Employment Opportunity Policies and Procedures; Part 61, Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act; Part 63, Floodplain Management and Wetland Protection Procedures; and Federal laws or regulations applicable to Federal Assistance Programs. 12. It will comply, and all its contractors will comply, with the non-discrimination requirements of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, 42 USC 3789( d), or Victims of Crime Act (as appropriate); Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; Subtitle A, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (1990); Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Department of Justice Non-Discrimination Regulations, 28 CFR Part 42, Subparts C,D,E, and G; and Department of Justice regulations on disability discrimination, 28 CFR Part 35 and Part 39. 37 ( 13. In the event a Federal or State court or Federal or State administrative agency makes a finding of discrimination after a due process hearing on the Grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or disability against a recipient of funds, the recipient will forward a copy of the finding to the Office for Civil Rights, Office of Justice Programs. 14. It will provide an Equal Employment Opportunity Program if required to maintain one, where the application is for $500,000 or more. 15. It will comply with the provisions of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (P.L. 97-348) dated October 19,1982 (16 USC 3501 et seq.) which prohibits the expenditure of most new Federal funds within the units of the Coastal Barrier Resources System. 16. DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (GRANTEES OTHER THAN INDIVIDUALS) As required by the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, and implemented at 28 CFR Part 67, Subpart F, for grantees, as defined at 28 CFR Part 67 Sections 67.615 and 67.620. 38