A.Any Vendor, who has been awarded a contract or purchase order for apparel, footwear or textiles from the State of Maine pursuant to the requirements of 5 M.R.S.A. §1825 shall be subject to a 1% fee of the total amount of the contract or purchase order.B.The State Purchasing Agent shall apply this fee to the costs of implementing and administering the code under section 1825-L, including development of a consortium to developing a consortium to monitor and investigate alleged violations of the code of conduct.C.This payment may be made separately by the vendor and is exclusive of the cost of the contract or purchase order. Payment of the fee is to be made within 30 days of the contract or purchase order execution/start date and is non-refundable.D.In the event of circumstances when the total contract or purchase order value is not known at the time of the contract award, the State Purchasing Agent, is authorized to collect an estimated fee and subsequent installments as often as the State Purchasing Agent determines necessary, up to 180 days following the termination of the contract or purchase order, to equal the amount of the 1% fee.E.Failure to pay the 1% fee may result in: 1. Loss of future contracts or purchase orders with the State of Maine, at the discretion of the State Purchasing Agent,2. Immediate termination of the existing contract, within 30 days of written notification,18- 554 C.M.R. ch. 130, § 7