Attachment D_Public Entity Crimes Statement.pdf

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South Korean Marketing and Trade Representative
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RFP-14813
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Polk County, Florida

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This is a Public Entity Crimes Statement form required by the Florida Department of Citrus for vendors bidding on RFP #25-02 for trade representation and promotional programs in South Korea. Bidders must complete this sworn statement to certify their compliance with Florida Statutes Section 287.133(3)(a) regarding public entity crimes. The form requires submission by the individual authorized to represent the bidding entity, including the entity's name, business address, and Federal Employer Identification Number or Social Security Number. Proposals for this two-year initial contract period (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027) with optional three-year renewal are due February 20, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST at the Florida Department of Citrus headquarters in Bartow, Florida. The selected vendor will manage marketing and trade representation for Florida Grapefruit, Grapefruit Juice, and Florida Orange Juice with budgets of $600,000 and $700,000 respectively, totaling approximately $1.3 million across both product categories.

The sworn statement requires bidders to disclose any convictions for public entity crimes, including violations related to antitrust, fraud, theft, bribery, collusion, racketeering, conspiracy, or material misrepresentation occurring after July 1, 1989. Bidders must indicate whether they, their officers, directors, employees, or affiliates have been convicted of such crimes and provide documentation if a subsequent administrative hearing determined non-debarment was in the public interest. This certification is valid only through December 31 of the calendar year filed and must be notarized. Vendors are required to notify the Florida Department of Citrus of any changes to the information contained in the statement prior to contract execution. The form represents one of several mandatory compliance documents bidders must complete, along with coercion for labor certifications and vendor certification forms demonstrating financial stability and capacity to perform.

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ATTACHMENT D

SWORN STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 287.133(3)(A),

FLORIDA STATUTES, ON PUBLIC ENTITY CRIMES

THIS FORM MUST BE SIGNED AND SWORN TO IN THE PRESENCE OF A NOTARY PUBLIC OR OTHER OFFICIAL

AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER OATHS.

1. This sworn statement is submitted to _________________________________________________ [Print name of the public entity.] by ________________________________________________________________________________ [Print individual’s name and title.] for _______________________________________________________________________________ [Print name of entity submitting sworn statement.] whose business address is:

[Typed or printed address] and (if applicable) its Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) is __________________________________ (If the entity has no FEIN, include the Social Security Number of the individual signing this sworn statement.)

2. I understand that a “public entity crime” as defined in Paragraph 287.133(1)(g), Florida Statutes, means a violation of any state or federal law by a person with respect to and directly related to the transaction of business with any public entity or with an agency or political subdivision of any other state of the United States, including, but not limited to, any bid or contract for goods or services to be provided to any public entity or an agency or political subdivision of any other state or of the United States and involving antitrust, fraud, theft, bribery, collusion, racketeering, conspiracy, or material misrepresentation.

3. I understand that “convicted” or “conviction” as defined in Paragraph 287.133(1)(b), Florida Statutes, means a finding of guilt or a conviction or a public entity crime, with or without an adjudication of guilt, in any federal or state trial court of record relating to charges brought by indictment or information after July 1, 1989, as a result of a jury verdict, nonjury trial, or entry of a pleas of guilty or nolo contendere.

4. I understand that an “affiliate” as defined in Paragraph 287.133(1)(a), Florida Statutes, means:

1. A predecessor or successor of a person convicted of a public entity crime; or

2. An entity under the control of any natural person who is active in the management of the entity and who has been convicted of a public entity crime.

The term “affiliate” includes those officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, and agents who are active in the management of an affiliate. The ownership by one person of shares constituting a controlling interest in another person, or a pooling of equipment or income among persons when not for fair market value under an arm’s length agreement, shall be a prima fascia case that one person controls another person. A person who knowingly enters into a joint venture with a person who has been convicted of a public entity crime in Florida during the preceding 36 months shall be considered an affiliate.

5. I understand that a “person” as defined in Paragraph 287.133(1)(e), Florida Statutes, means any natural person or entity organized under the laws of any state or of the United States with the legal power to enter into a binding contract and which bids or applies to bid on contracts for the provision of goods or services let by a public entity, or which otherwise transacts or applies to transact business with a public entity. The term “person” includes those officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, and agents who are active in management of an entity.

6. Based on information and belief, the statement, which I have marked below, is true in relation to the entity submitting this sworn statement. [Indicate which statement applies.]

______ Neither the entity submitting this sworn statement, nor any of its officers, directors, executive, partners, shareholders, employees, members or agents who are active in the management of the entity, nor any affiliate of the entity has been charged with and convicted of a public entity crime subsequent to July 1, 1989.

______ The entity submitting this sworn stamen, or one or more of its officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, or agents who are active in the management of the entity, or an affiliate of the entity has been charged with and convicted of a public entity crime subsequent to July 1, 1989.

______ The entity submitting this sworn statement, or one of its officers, directors, executives, partners, shareholders, employees, members, or agents who are active in the management of the entity, or an affiliate of the entity has been charged with and convicted of a public entity crime subsequent to July 1, 1989.

However, there has been a subsequent proceeding before a Hearing Officer of the State of Florida, Division of Administrative Hearings, and the Final Order entered by the Hearing Officer determined that it was not in the public interest to place the entity submitting this sworn statement on the convicted vendor list. [Attach a copy of the final order.]

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SUBMISSION OF THIS FORM TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER FOR THE PUBLIC ENTITY INDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH 1 (ONE) ABOVE IS FOR THAT PUBLIC ENTITY ONLY AND, THAT THIS FORM IS VALID THROUGH DECEMBER 31 OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IN WHICH IT IS FILED. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT I AM REQUIRED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ENTITY PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT IN EXCESS OF THE THRESHOLD AMOUNT PROVIDED IN SECTION 287.017, FLORIDA STATUTES, FOR CATEGORY TWO OF ANY CHANGE IN THE

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM.

[SIGNATURE]

Sworn to and subscribed before me this ___________________ day of ___________________________, 20__________.

Personally know _________________________________________________________________________________________

OR Produced Identification ___________________ Notary Public – State of ___________________________

_____________________________________________ My commission expires ___________________________ [Type of Identification]

[Printed, typed, or stamped commissioned name of Notary Public]

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