2-Local Preference Affidavit 05.09.2023.pdf
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- San Bernardino County, California
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This is a Local Preference Affidavit for Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP), a California-based organization that has established a local business preference program applicable to quotations submitted for "for profit" business activities funded in whole or in part by IEHP General Funds. The affidavit pertains to an Application Control and Endpoint Security Software Solution procurement and defines the criteria and documentation requirements for businesses seeking to qualify for a 5-point local preference advantage in bid evaluation. To qualify as a local business, vendors must maintain fixed offices with staffing located within the geographical boundaries of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, be authorized to conduct business in these counties, credit all sales tax from local sales to the appropriate jurisdiction, and demonstrate a minimum of six months of continuous operation at the declared location prior to certification.
Qualified local businesses receive an additional 5 points applied to their overall evaluation score, which can materially impact award decisions when bidders are otherwise comparably scored on cost and other criteria. To substantiate local business status, applicants must submit supporting documentation including a current BOE 531-A or BOE 530-C form demonstrating sales tax credits to the relevant jurisdiction, a current business license for the political jurisdiction where the business is located, and proof of a functional, staffed office address operating during normal business hours. Post office boxes, residential addresses, and unstaffed sales offices do not qualify as acceptable business locations. The affidavit requires vendors to provide their business name, physical address, contact information, length of tenure at the location, number of employees at that address, business license number, hours of operation, and primary function of the location.
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IEHP Local Preference 05.09.2023
Local Business Qualification Affidavit
Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) has adopted a local preference program to be used when evaluating quotations submitted from firms or individuals engaged in “for profit” business activities paid for in “whole” or “in part” out of IEHP General Funds. The IEHP Local Business Preference of 5 points may be applied to a bidder’s bid submission if the bidder qualifies for this preference. Potential Bidders, please submit this form along with your bid response if claiming the preference.
Definition of a Local Business A local business shall mean a business/firm with fixed offices located within the geographical boundaries of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, authorized to perform business within these two counties, and in doing so, credit all sales tax from sales generated within Riverside or San Bernardino County. Vendors who provide product or perform contracted work using employees, of whom the majority are physically located in said local offices located within the County boundaries, might claim the Local Preference of 5 points.
“Local businesses” must have a Riverside or San Bernardino County business street address. Post office box numbers, residential addresses or unstaffed sales offices shall not suffice to establish status as a “local business”. To qualify as a “local business” the location must be open and staffed during normal business hours and the business must establish proof that it has been located and doing business in Riverside or San Bernardino County for at least (6) six months preceding its certification to IEHP as a local business.
Additional supporting documentation requested by IEHP to verify qualification includes:
1. A copy of a current BOE 531-A and/or BOE 530-C form: (State, Local & District Sales and Use Tax Return Form). Businesses submit this form to the State Board of Equalization when paying the sales tax to the State of California indicating the amount of their tax credits to each jurisdiction (i.e., Counties, Cities).
2. A current business license is required for the political jurisdiction the business is located.
3. Proof of the current business address: The local business needs to be operating from a functional office that operates and has staffing of the company’s employees, during normal business hours. A residential address will not suffice.
Business name:
Physical address:
Phone: Cell: E-Mail:
Length of time at this location: Number of company employees at this address:
If less than 6 months, list previous location(s)
County location: Riverside San Bernardino
Business license # (where applicable): Hours of operation:
Primary function of this location (i.e., sales, distribution, production, corporate, etc):
Signature of Company Official/Title Date
IEHP Local Preference
Each proposal will receive scoring for each category being evaluated as demonstrated below. The qualified local business will receive 5 points for “Local Preference” towards their overall score.
Example:
Criteria Possible Score
Bidder #1 (Local)
Bidder #2 (Non-Local)
Overall Cost 95 95 95 Local Preference 5 5 0
Grand Total 100 100 95
Awarded Bidder
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