Lobbying and Integrity. The Grantee agrees that no funds received by it under this Agreement will be expended for the purpose of lobbying the Legislature or a State agency pursuant to Section 216.347, F.S., except that pursuant to the requirements of Section 287.058(6), F.S., during the term of any executed agreement between Grantee and the State, Grantee may lobby the executive or legislative branch concerning the scope of services, performance, term, or compensation regarding that agreement. The Grantee shall comply with Sections 11.062 and 216.347, F.S.
Lobbying and Integrity. Customers shall ensure compliance with Section 11.062, FS and Section 216.347, FS.The Contractor shall not, in connection with this or any other agreement with the State, directly or indirectly (1) offer, confer, or agree to confer any pecuniary benefit on anyone as consideration for any State officer or employee’s decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, other exercise of discretion, or violation of a known legal duty, or (2) offer, give, or agree to give to anyone any gratuity for the benefit of, or at the direction or request of, any State officer or employee. For purposes of clause (2), “gratuity” means any payment of more than nominal monetary value in the form of cash, travel, entertainment, gifts, meals, lodging, loans, subscriptions, advances, deposits of money, services, employment, or contracts of any kind. Upon request of the Customer’s Inspector General, or other authorized State official, the Contractor shall provide any type of information the Inspector General deems relevant to the Contractor’s integrity or responsibility. Such information may include, but shall not be limited to, the Contractor’s business or financial records, documents, or files of any type or form that refer to or relate to the Contract. The Contractor shall retain such records for the longer of (1) three years after the expiration of the Contract or (2) the period required by the General Records Schedules maintained by the Florida Department of State (available at: xxxx://xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xx.xx/barm/genschedules/gensched.htm). The Contractor agrees to reimburse the State for the reasonable costs of investigation incurred by the Inspector General or other authorized State official for investigations of the Contractor’s compliance with the terms of this or any other agreement between the Contractor and the State which results in the suspension or debarment of the Contractor. Such costs shall include, but shall not be limited to: salaries of investigators, including overtime; travel and lodging expenses; and expert witness and documentary fees. The Contractor shall not be responsible for any costs of investigations that do not result in the Contractor’s suspension or debarment.
Lobbying and Integrity. The Contractor agrees that no funds received by it under this Contract will be expended for the purpose of lobbying the Legislature or a State agency pursuant to Section 216.347, F.S., except that pursuant to the requirements of Section 287.058(6), F.S., during the term of any executed agreement between the Contractor and the State, the Contractor may lobby the executive or legislative branch concerning the scope of services, performance, term, or compensation regarding that agreement. The Contractor shall comply with Sections 11.062 and 216.347, F.S.
Lobbying and Integrity. Contractor shall not, in connection with this or any other agreement with the State, directly or indirectly offer, confer, or agree to confer any pecuniary benefit on anyone as consideration for any State officer or employee’s decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, other exercise of discretion or violation of a known legal duty, or offer, give, or agree to give to anyone any Gratuity for the benefit of, or at the direction or request of, any State officer or employee. For purposes of this provision, “Gratuity” means any payment of more than nominal monetary value in the form of cash, travel, entertainment, gifts, meals, lodging, loans, subscriptions, advances, deposits of money, services, employment, or contracts of any kind. Upon request of the Department’s inspector general, or other authorized State official, Contractor shall provide any type of information the inspector general deems relevant to Contractor’s integrity or responsibility. Such information may include, but shall not be limited to, Contractor’s business or financial records, documents or files of any type or form that refer to or relate to the Contract. Contractor shall retain such records for the longer of five (5) years after the expiration of the Contract or the period required by the general records schedules maintained by the Florida Department of State. Contractor agrees to reimburse the State for the reasonable costs of investigation incurred by the inspector general or other authorized State official for investigations of Contractor’s compliance with the terms of this or any other agreement between Contractor and the State, which results in the suspension or debarment of the Contractor. Such costs shall include, but shall not be limited to, salaries of investigators, including overtime; travel and lodging expenses; and expert witness and documentary fees. Contractor shall not be responsible to the Department for any costs of investigations that do not result in Contractor’s suspension or debarment.
Lobbying and Integrity. Please note that there has been an update to the Florida Department of State website link given in Section 4.18 of this solicitation regarding General Records Schedules. The revised URL is: xxxx://xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xx.xx/recordsmgmt/gen_records_schedules.cfm.
Lobbying and Integrity. Customers shall ensure compliance with Section 11.062, FS and Section 216.347, FS. The Contractor shall not, in connection with this or any other agreement with the State, directly or indirectly (1) offer, confer, or agree to confer any pecuniary benefit on anyone as consideration for any State officer or employee’s decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, other exercise of discretion, or violation of a known legal duty, or (2) offer, give, or agree to give to anyone any gratuity for the benefit of, or at the direction or request of, any State officer or employee. For purposes of clause (2), “gratuity” means any payment of more than nominal monetary value in the form of cash, travel, entertainment, gifts, meals, lodging, loans, subscriptions, advances, deposits of money, services, employment, or contracts of any kind. Upon request of the Customer’s Inspector General, or other authorized State official, the Contractor shall provide any type of information the Inspector General deems relevant to the Contractor’s integrity or responsibility. Such information may include, but shall not be limited to, the Contractor’s business or financial records, documents, or files of any type or form that refer to or relate to the Contract. The Contractor shall retain such records for the longer of
Lobbying and Integrity. Vendor shall not, in connection with this or any other agreement with the State, directly or indirectly (1) offer, confer, or agree to confer any pecuniary benefit on anyone as consideration for any State officer or employee’s decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, other exercise of discretion, or violation of a known legal duty, or (2) offer, give, or agree to give to anyone any gratuity for the benefit of, or at the direction or request of, any State officer or employee. For purposes of clause (2), “gratuity” means any payment of more than nominal monetary value in the form of cash, travel, entertainment, gifts, meals, lodging, loans, subscriptions, advances, deposits of money, Services, employment, or contracts of any kind. Upon request of the Department’s Inspector General, or other authorized State official, Vendor shall provide any type of information the Inspector General deems relevant to Vendor’s integrity or responsibility. Such information may include, but shall not be limited to, Vendor’s business or financial records, documents, or files of any type or form that refer to or relate to the Contract. Vendor shall retain such records for the longer of (1) three years after the expiration of the Contract or (2) the period required by the General Records Schedules maintained by the Florida Department of State (available at: xxxx://xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xx.xx/barm/genschedules/gensched.htm). Vendor agrees to reimburse the State for the reasonable costs of investigation incurred by the Inspector General or other authorized State official for investigations of Vendor’s compliance with the terms of this or any other agreement between Vendor and the State which results in the suspension or debarment of Vendor. Such costs shall include, but shall not be limited to: salaries of investigators, including overtime; travel and lodging expenses; and expert witness and documentary fees. Vendor shall not be responsible for any costs of investigations that do not result in Vendor’s suspension or debarment.
Lobbying and Integrity. This provision supersedes section 18 of PUR 1000, General Contract Conditions [10/06]. Pursuant to section 216.347, Florida Statutes, the Broker of Record may not expend any State funds for the purpose of lobbying the Legislature, the judicial branch, or a state agency. In addition, the Broker of Record shall not, in connection with this or any other Contract with the State, directly or indirectly (1) offer, confer, or agree to confer any pecuniary benefit on anyone as consideration for any State officer or employee's decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, other exercise of discretion, or violation of a known legal duty or (2) offer, give, or agree to give to anyone ally gratuity for the benefit of, or at the direction or request of, any State officer or employee. For purposes of clause (2), "gratuity" means any payment of more than nominal monetary value in the form of cash, travel, entertainment, gifts, meals, lodging, loans, subscriptions, advances, deposits of money, services, employment, or contracts of any kind. Upon request of the Department's Inspector General, or other authorized State official, the Broker of Record shall provide any type of information the Inspector General deems relevant to the Broker of Record's integrity or responsibility. Such information may include, but shall not be limited to, the Broker of Record's business or financial records, documents, or files of any type or form that refer to or relate to the Contract. The Broker of Record shall retain such records for the longer of (a) three years after the expiration of the Contract or (b) the period required by the General Records Schedules maintained by the Florida Department of State (available at: xxxx://xxxx.xxx.xxxxx.xx.xx/recordsmgmt/gen_records_schedules.cfm). The Broker of Record agrees to reimburse the State for the reasonable costs of investigation incurred by the Inspector General or other authorized State official for investigations of the Broker of Record's compliance with the terms of this or any other Contract between the Broker of Record and the State which results in the suspension or debarment of the Broker of Record. Such costs shall include, but shall not be limited to: salaries of investigators, including overtime; travel and lodging expenses; and expert witness and documentary fees. The Broker of Record shall not be responsible for any costs of investigations that do not result in the Broker of Record’s suspension or debarment.
Lobbying and Integrity. Contractor is cautioned that communications with individuals other that the Contract Officer may result in incorrect and/or insufficient information being provided. In addition, Contractor shall not, in connection with this or any other contract or agreement with the Commonwealth, directly or indirectly:
Lobbying and Integrity. Contractor represents that it did not lobby the legislative, judicial or executive branches, including any State Agency, on any aspect of this Contract during the procurement process (i.e., from the time the Contract solicitation documents were released until this Contract was executed). Any misrepresentation in this regard may constitute grounds for the disqualification of Contractor and termination of this Contract. In accordance with Section 216.347, Florida Statutes, Contractor may not expend any State funds for the purpose of lobbying the legislative, judicial or executive branches, or any State agency. This restriction does not apply to actions taken by Contractor to provide any information relating to any aspect of this Contract, if requested by legislative, judicial or executive branch, or any State agency. Contractor shall not, in connection with this or any other agreement with the State, directly or indirectly
