B._SMBE_Certification_Form.pdf

This is a Small/Minority Business Enterprise Certification Form for The School Board of Sarasota County, Florida, issued in connection with Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) #26-0059 for an Applicant Tracking System. The form requires bidders to certify their status as either a Small Business Enterprise as defined by Florida Statute 288.703(1) or a Minority Business Enterprise as defined by FS 288.703(2) and (3), with minority designations including African American, Asian American, Woman Owned, Hispanic American, and Native American. Bidders must indicate certification by the State of Florida Department of Management Services Office of Supplier Diversity or provide self-reporting information if not certified by that agency. The form includes fields for bidder name, bid number and title, and authorized representative information with signature and date.

For bidders that are not small or minority business enterprises but intend to subcontract a portion of services to S/MBE firms, the form requires documentation of subcontractor name, S/MBE designation, and estimated dollar value of services for up to three subcontractors. Bidders that do not qualify as small or minority business enterprises and do not intend to subcontract to S/MBE firms must indicate this on the form. The certification form serves as an attachment to the ITN process and supports compliance tracking within The School Board of Sarasota County's Applicant Tracking System.