5-AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE - Denying Doing Business with a Foreign Country of Concern 02.26.2026.docx
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- RFP-26-00262
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- Hillsborough County, Florida
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This is an Affidavit of Compliance form required by Hillsborough County, Florida, for the Customer Billing, Payment, and Engagement Solution contract opportunity valued at $26,314,792.80. The affidavit must be submitted with all bids and proposals for this five-year Water Resources Department electronic payment receipt system project. The form requires an authorized company representative to certify under oath that the bidding entity complies with Florida Statutes Section 287.138, which prohibits Hillsborough County from contracting with companies that have access to personal identifying information and maintain connections to designated foreign countries of concern.
The affidavit requires bidders to affirm that their company is not owned by the government of a Foreign Country of Concern, that no such government maintains a controlling interest in the company, and that the company is not organized under the laws of or headquartered in a Foreign Country of Concern. For purposes of this requirement, Foreign Countries of Concern are defined as the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro, or the Syrian Arab Republic. The affidavit must be notarized and submitted as a mandatory compliance document, effective January 1, 2024, as required by Florida law.
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AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE
DENYING BIDDER’S/OFFEROR’S INVOLVEMENT WITH A FOREIGN COUNTRY OF CONCERN
(Pursuant to Florida Statutes 287.138)
*** THIS AFFIDAVIT MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH BIDDER’S BID/OFFER
(Per Florida Statutes, Section 287.138(4)(a), beginning January 1, 2024, Hillsborough County cannot accept a bid on, a proposal for, or reply to, or enter into a contract with a company/entity which would grant such company/entity access to an individual’s personal identifying information unless the company/entity provides the County with an Affidavit denying the company’s/entity’s involvement with a Foreign Country of Concern.)
______________________________________, being duly sworn deposes and states as follows under penalties of perjury:
(Name of person signing Affidavit)
1. My name is __________________________________________________ (Full Name)
2. I am the ____________________________ of ______________________________________________________ (Job Title – Officer/Authorized Representative) (Company Name)
3. The Company was formed in __________________________________________and is a ____________________ (Country and State) (Type of Entity (e.g., Inc., LLC, etc.)
4. I affirm that I am duly authorized and empowered and have sufficient knowledge to execute and deliver this Affidavit on behalf of the Company stated above.
5. I affirm that I have duly read and understand Florida Statutes Section 287.138 in its entirety and affirm as follows:
** For the purposes of this Affidavit a “Foreign Country of Concern” shall mean the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro, or the Syrian Arab Republic, including any agency of or any other entity of significant control of such foreign country. “Controlling interest” shall have the meaning set forth in Florida Statutes Section 287.138(1)(a).
(a) The Company is not owned by the government of a Foreign Country of Concern;
(b) The government of a Foreign Country of Concern has no controlling interest in the Company; and
(c) The Company is not organized under the laws of or does not have its principal place of business in a Foreign Country of Concern.
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read this Affidavit and that the facts stated herein are true:
| __________________________________________ | ||||
| (Signature of Affiant) | ||||
| STATE OF | ) | |||
| COUNTY OF | ) | |||
| The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of physical presence | ||||
| or online notarization this _____ day of | , 20 | , by_________________________________________. |
(Name of Affiant)
(Signature of Notary Public)
(Print, Type, or Stamp Name of Notary Public) Personally Known OR Produced Identification Type of Identification Produced: ___________________________
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