SETTLEMENT

In May of 2025, the Florida Department of Health, Division of Community Health Promotion (Department), and University of South Florida (Provider) began negotiations with the intent of executing a new contract to being July 1, 2025. The contract would continue the provision allowing for Quality Improvement (QI) Initiatives services with Participating Hospitals that was expiring June 30, 2025, under Contract #COHEG. During the negotiating phase, the Department realized that the contract would not be executed by the needed start date of July 1, 2025, which led to the Department authorizing the Provider to start providing these services on this date without an agreement in place. Subsequently, Contract# COHGZ, was executed on August 18, 2025, to provide for these services through June 30, 2027. On July 23, 2026, the Department received Provider’s Invoice #GRT8880115100-03R totaling $113,465.53 for costs incurred for services provided during the period of July 1, 2025, through August 17, 2025. However, the Department was unable to process the invoice through the normal course of business due to the lack of an executed contract at the time services were provided.