The Florida Senate

337.105  Qualifications of professional consultants and other providers of contractual services; performance bonds; and audits of indirect costs.--

(1)  Before the employment of a professional consultant or other provider of service, the department shall make a finding that the person to be employed is fully qualified to render the desired service. Among the factors to be considered in making this finding are the professional reputation, past performance record, and experience of the candidate and the adequacy of the personnel making up his or her organization. The department may suspend for a specified period of time a person or firm from consideration for award of a professional service contract because of unsatisfactory performance of a previously awarded professional service contract. The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.

(2)  For any contractual service, except a contractual service provided to the department under s. 287.055, the department may require a performance bond equal to the full contract value if such requirement is deemed to be in the best interest of the state.

(3)  The department may require providers of professional services acquired under s. 287.055 to submit annual audits of their indirect costs performed in accordance with department guidelines. The department may establish limits on the indirect cost rates it will accept.

History.--s. 1, ch. 70-64; s. 171, ch. 84-309; s. 4, ch. 87-100; s. 1, ch. 89-21; s. 494, ch. 95-148; s. 35, ch. 96-323.

Note.--Former s. 337.33.