Common use of Performance or Compliance Audits Clause in Contracts

Performance or Compliance Audits. The Department may conduct or have conducted performance and/or compliance audits of the Contractor and subcontractors as determined by the Department. The Department may conduct an audit and review all the Contractor’s and subcontractors’ data and records that directly relate to the Contract. To the extent necessary to verify the Contractor’s fees and claims for payment under the Contract, the Contractor’s agreements or contracts with subcontractors, partners, or agents of the Contractor, pertaining to the Contract, may be inspected by the Department upon fifteen (15) calendar days’ notice, during normal working hours and in accordance with the Contractor’s facility access procedures where facility access is required. Release statements from its subcontractors, partners, or agents are not required for the Department or its designee to conduct compliance and performance audits on any of the Contractor’s contracts relating to this Contract. The Department acknowledges the Contractor’s need to maintain Contractor’s ISO 27001 certification or comparable certifications or clearances. The Inspector General, in accordance with section 5.6, the State of Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, the Office of the Auditor General also have authority to perform audits and inspections. SECTION 1. DEFINITION. 2 SECTION 2. CONTRACT TERM AND TERMINATION. 2 SECTION 3. PAYMENT AND FEES. 3 SECTION 4. CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 4 SECTION 5. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. 6 SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS. 7 SECTION 7. LIABILITY AND INSURANCE… 9 SECTION 8. PUBLIC RECORDS, TRADE SECRETS, DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 10 SECTION 9. DATA SECURITY 12 SECTION 10. GRATUITIES, LOBBYING, AND COMMUNICATIONS. 13 SECTION 11. CONTRACT MONITORING. 14 SECTION 12. CONTRACT AUDITS. 15 SECTION 13. BACKGROUND SCREENING AND SECURITY. 16