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<br />BI! NUMBER: RFPIDF-04l05-99 OPENING DATE: JUNE 30, 2005 @ 2:00 P.M. <br />Financial Officer, and Chapter 10.600, rules of the Auditor General. In determining the state <br />financial assistance expended in its fiscal year, the Recipient shall consider all sources of <br />state financial assistance, including state funds received from this Department resource, <br />except that state financial assistance received by a Nonstate entity for federal financial <br />assistance and state matching requirements shall be excluded from consideration. <br /> <br />C. Audits conducted pursuant to Section 215.97, F. S., shall be: (1) performed annually, and (2) <br />conducted by an independent auditor in accordance with auditing standards as stated in <br />rules of the Auditor General. <br /> <br />D. Regardless of the amount of the state financial assistance, the provisions of Section 215.97, F. <br />S., do not exempt a Nonstate entity from compliance with provisions of law relating to <br />maintaining records concerning state financial assistance to such Nonstate entity or <br />allowing access and examination of those records by the state awarding agency, the Chief <br />Financial Officer, or the Auditor General. <br /> <br />E. If the Nonstate entity does not meet the threshold requiring the state single audit, such <br />Nonstate entity must meet terms and conditions specified in this written agreement with the <br />state awarding agency. <br /> <br />F. Each state awarding agency shall: <br /> <br />(1) Provide to:a Recipient, information needed by the Recipient to comply with the <br />requirements of Section 215.97, F. S. <br /> <br />(2) Require the Recipient, as a condition of receiving state financial assistance, to allow the <br />state awarding agency, the Chief Financial Officer, and the Auditor General access to <br />the Recipient's records and the Recipient's independent auditor's working papers as <br />necessary for complying with the requirements of Section 215.97, F. S. The Recipient <br />is required to retain sufficient records demonstrating its compliance with the terms of <br />this agreement for a period of three years from the date the audit report is issued, and <br />shall allow the department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or its designee, <br />access to such records upon request. <br /> <br />(3)· Notify the Recipient that Section 215.97, F. S., does not limit the authority of the state <br />awarding agency to conduct or arrange for the conduct of additional audits or <br />evaluationsof state financial assistance or limitthe authority of any state agency <br />Inspector General, the Auditor General, or any other state official. <br /> <br />(4) Be provided by Recipient one copy of each financialreportirigpackaQe prepared in <br />accordance with the requirements of Section 215.97, F. S. The financial reporting <br />package means the nonstate entities financial reports,. management letter, auditee's <br />written responses or corrective action plan, correspondence on the follow-up of prior <br />years corrective actions taken, and such other information determined by the Auditor <br />General to be necessary and consistent with the purposes of Section 215.97, F. S. <br />Copies of the financial reporting package required by this agreement shall be <br />submitted by or on behalf of the Recipient directfy to each of the following: <br /> <br />(a) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services <br />Division of Administration <br />509 Mayo Building <br />407 South Calhoun Street <br />Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800 <br /> <br />(b) The Auditor General's Office at the following address: <br /> <br />51 <br />