B._SMBE_Certification_Form.pdf

This is a Small/Minority Business Enterprise Certification Form submitted by bidders to the School Board of Sarasota County, Florida, for Bid #26-0130, an HVAC Filter Replacement Service contract. The School Board of Sarasota County intends to enter into a one-year agreement for the ongoing replacement of HVAC filters and frames, including all required service and materials, across all facilities owned and operated by the school board. The project supports the school board's green initiative to move toward a cleaner, healthier environment, with filter specifications indicating minimum requirements for disposable or recycled filter material.

Bidders are required to certify their status as either a Small Business Enterprise or Minority Business Enterprise, or to indicate their intent to subcontract a portion of services to such enterprises. Certification categories include African American, Asian American, Woman Owned, Hispanic American, and Native American designations, with certification expected from the State of Florida Department of Management Services Office of Supplier Diversity or through self-report. Bidders must provide subcontractor information including name, small/minority business designation, and estimated dollar value of services for any portions of work subcontracted to S/MBE firms. The form requires the bidder's name, bid number and title, authorized representative signature and date, and allows bidders who are not small or minority business enterprises and do not intend to subcontract with such firms to indicate this status on the form.