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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 15.01.19.09" title_num="15" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="19" heading="Compliance.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Each procurement agency is responsible for ensuring compliance with Certified Local Farm Enterprise participation goals.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>To ensure compliance with Certified Local Farm Enterprise participation goals, each procurement agency shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Verify that the Certified Local Farm Enterprises listed in the Certified Local Farm Enterprise participation contract are actually providing farm products and receiving required compensation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Monitor and collect data on contractor compliance with Certified Local Farm Enterprise participation goals.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The contractor shall permit the procurement agency to inspect any relevant matter, including records.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Upon determining that a contractor did not make good faith efforts to comply with Certified Local Farm Enterprise participation goals, the procurement agency shall notify the contractor in writing of its findings and shall specify what corrective actions are required. The contractor shall initiate the corrective actions within 10 calendar days and complete them within the time specified by the procurement agency.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If a procurement agency determines that material noncompliance with local farm enterprise contract provisions exists and that the contractor refuses or fails to take the corrective action required by the procurement agency, then the following sanctions may be invoked:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Termination of the contract;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Referral to the Office of the Attorney General for appropriate action; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Initiation of any other specific remedy identified by contract.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Upon completion of any contract, the procurement agency shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Prepare a report that compares the dollar value of the payments actually received by Certified Local Farm Enterprises with the dollar value of the amount that Certified Local Farm Enterprises were intended to have received under the contract's Certified Local Farm Enterprise participation goal; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Include in the report an explanation of any discrepancy.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>A procurement agency may use any other compliance mechanism authorized by contract or this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>