6-B. SMBE Certification Form.pdf

This is a Small/Minority Business Enterprise Certification Form for The School Board of Sarasota County, Florida's Yearbook Services solicitation #26-0004. The form serves as Attachment B to the solicitation and requires bidders to identify whether they qualify as a Small Business Enterprise under Florida Statute 288.703(1) or as a Minority Business Enterprise with designations including African American, Asian American, Woman Owned, Hispanic American, or Native American as defined in Florida Statute 288.703(2) and (3). Bidders must indicate if they have been certified by the State of Florida Department of Management Services Office of Supplier Diversity or provide self-reporting information if certified by another agency. The form also requires bidders who are not small or minority businesses but plan to subcontract to S/MBEs to provide details including subcontractor names, designations, and estimated dollar values of services.

The form includes spaces for bidders to list up to three subcontractors and their corresponding S/MBE designations and estimated service values. Bidders must complete signature fields including the name of bidder, bid number and title, printed name and title of authorized representative, signature, and date. If a bidder does not qualify as a small or minority business enterprise and does not intend to subcontract any portion of work to S/MBEs, they must indicate this by checking a designated box at the bottom of the form. The document emphasizes compliance with Florida statutes regarding small and minority business enterprise participation in public contracting.