AGREEMENT #A3881
AMENDMENT #1
AGREEMENT AMENDMENT BETWEEN
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
AND
CENTURION OF FLORIDA, LLC
This is an Amendment to the Memorandum of Agreement (“Agreement”) between the Florida Department
of Corrections (“Department”) and Centurion of Florida, LLC (“Participating Entity”) that enables the
Department to collaborate as partners with the Participating Entity for the purpose of ensuring the
operational integrity of the Department’s Doctoral Psychology Internship Program and the Post-Doctoral
Psychology Residency Program.
This Amendment:
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Revises Section I., TERM OF AGREEMENT;
Revises Section IV., AGREEMENT MANAGEMENT;
Revises Section V., REVIEW AND MODIFICATION;
Revises Section VII., B, Public Records Law; and
Revises Section VII., F, Disputes.
Original agreement period:

June 17, 2016 through January 31, 2018

In accordance with Section V., REVIEW AND MODIFICATION, the following changes are hereby made:
1. Section I., TERM OF AGREEMENT, is hereby revised to read:
I.

TERM OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall begin on the date on which it is signed by both parties, whichever is later,
and shall be co-terminus with the February 1, 2016 – June 30, 2018 Contract #C2869, between
the Department and Centurion of Florida, LLC, unless terminated earlier under the provisions of
this Agreement.
The Department has the option to renew this Agreement for up to an additional three (3) year
period beyond the initial agreement term, in whole or in part, upon written agreement of both
parties, and upon the same terms and conditions contained herein. Exercise of the renewal
option is at the Department’s sole discretion and shall be conditioned, at a minimum, on the
Participating Entity’s performance of this Agreement. The Department, if it desires to exercise
its renewal option, will provide written notice to the Participating Entity no later than 30
calendar days prior to the Agreement expiration date.

2. Section IV., AGREEMENT MANAGEMENT, is hereby revised to read:
IV.

AGREEMENT MANAGEMENT
A.

Department’s Agreement Administrator
The Department’s Agreement Administrator is responsible for maintaining the official
Agreement file, processing any amendments, termination of the Agreement, and

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maintaining records of all formal correspondence between the parties regarding
administration of this Agreement.
The title, address, and telephone number of the Department’s Agreement Administrator is:
Contract Administrator
Bureau of Procurement
Florida Department of Corrections
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500
Telephone: (850) 717-3681
Fax: (850) 488-7189
B.

Department’s Agreement Administrator
The parties have identified the following individuals as Agreement Managers. These
individuals are responsible for enforcing performance of the Agreement terms and
conditions and shall serve as liaison regarding issues arising out of this Agreement.
FOR THE DEPARTMENT:
Dean Aufderheide, Ph.D.
Director of Mental Health Services
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500
Telephone: (850) 717-3281
Fax: (850) 922-6015
Email: Dean.Aufderheide@fdc.myflorida.com

FOR THE PARTICIPATING ENTITY:
Steven Wheeler, CEO
Centurion of Florida, LLC
1593 Spring Hill Road, Suite 610
Vienna, Virginia 22182
Telephone: (703) 749-4600
Fax: (703) 749-1630
Email: swheeler@centurionmcare.com

3. Section V., REVIEW AND MODIFICATION, is hereby revised to read:
V.

REVIEW AND MODIFICATION
Upon request of either party, both parties will review this Agreement in order to determine whether
its terms and conditions are still appropriate. The parties agree to renegotiate terms and conditions
hereof if it is mutually determined that significant changes in this Agreement are necessary. There
are no obligations to agree by either party.
After execution of this Agreement, modifications to the provisions contained herein, with the
exception of Section IV., AGREEMENT MANAGEMENT, shall be valid only through execution
of a formal written amendment to the Agreement. Any changes in the information contained in
Section IV., AGREEMENT MANAGEMENT, will be provided to the other party in writing and a
copy of the written notification shall be maintained in the official Agreement record.

4. Section VII., B., Public Records Law, is hereby revised to read:
VII.

B.

Public Records Law
The Participating Entity agrees to: (a) keep and maintain public records required by the
Department in order to perform the service; (b) upon request from the Department’s
custodian of public records, provide the Department with a copy of the requested

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records or allow the records to be inspected or copied within a reasonable time at a cost
that does not exceed the cost provided in this chapter or as otherwise provided by law;
(c) ensure that public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt from public
records disclosure requirements are not disclosed except as authorized by law for the
duration of the agreement term and following completion of the Agreement if the
Participating Entity does not transfer the records to the Department; and (d) upon
completion of the Agreement, transfer, at no cost, to the Department all public records
in possession of the Participating Entity or keep and maintain public records required by
the Department to perform the service. If the Participating Entity transfers all public
records to the Department upon completion of the Agreement, the Participating Entity
shall destroy any duplicate public records that are exempt or confidential and exempt
from public records disclosure requirements. If the Participating Entity keeps and
maintains public records upon completion of the Agreement, the Participating Entity
shall meet all applicable requirements for retaining public records. All records stored
electronically must be provided to the Department, upon request from the Department’s
custodian of public records, in a format that is compatible with the information
technology systems of the Department. Pursuant to §287.058(1)(c), Florida Statutes
(F.S.), the Department is allowed to unilaterally cancel the Agreement for refusal by the
Participating Entity to allow public access to all documents, papers, letters, or other
material made or received by the Participating Entity in conjunction with the
Agreement, unless the records are exempt from §24(a) of Art. I of the State Constitution
and either §119.07(1), F.S., or §119.071, F.S.

If the Participating Entity has questions regarding the
application of Chapter 119, F.S., to the Participating Entity’s
duty to provide public records relating to this Agreement,
contact the custodian of public records at:
Florida Department of Corrections
ATTN: Public Records Unit
501 South Calhoun Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2500
Telephone: (850) 717-3605
Fax: (850) 922-4355
Email: CO.PublicRecords@fdc.myflorida.com
5. Section VII., F., Disputes, is hereby revised to read:
VII.

F.

Disputes
Any dispute concerning performance of the terms of this Agreement shall be resolved
informally by the Agreement Managers. Any dispute that cannot be resolved informally
shall be reduced to writing and delivered to the Department’s Director of Health
Services. The Department’s Director of Health Services shall decide the dispute, reduce
the decision to writing, and deliver a copy to the Participating Entity, the Department’s
Agreement Manager, and the Department’s Agreement Administrator.

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