Bidder's_Statement_of_Principal_Place_of_Business.pdf
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- 26039-RFP-DST
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- Florida
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This is a Bidder's Statement of Principal Place of Business form required by Hillsborough County Public Schools for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program solicitation in Florida. Vendors must complete this form and submit it with their bid response by the March 11, 2026 proposal deadline. For bidders whose principal place of business is located within Florida, completion and submission of the form satisfies the requirement with no additional documentation needed. The contract involves delivery of fresh specialty fruits and vegetables to approximately 18 elementary school sites participating in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, with potential expansion to 20 schools in 2026-2027. The initial contract term runs from September 1, 2026 through May 1, 2027, with automatic renewal for up to four additional one-year periods subject to appropriation and performance. Proposals are due March 11, 2026 via www.myvendorlink.com, with a review date of March 12, 2026 and an estimated award date of August 4, 2026.
For bidders whose principal place of business is located outside Florida, the form requires a written legal opinion from an attorney licensed to practice law in that foreign state. The attorney must provide an opinion regarding whether the vendor's home state or any of its political subdivisions grant bidding preferences to in-state business entities in the letting of public contracts. If preferences exist, the attorney must describe those preferences and identify applicable state laws or authorities granting them. This legal opinion must accompany the bid response, and failure to comply with this requirement renders the bid non-responsive to the solicitation terms. The estimated annual budget is $600,000, funded entirely by USDA grant awards with zero non-federal financing.
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BIDDER’S STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
☐ If box is checked. Name of Vendor: Click or tap here to enter text. whose principal place of business is in the state of:
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Vendor’s Signature: X___________________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS. IF your principal place of business above is located within the State of Florida, provide the information as indicated above and return this form with your Bid response. No further action is required. If your principal place of business is outside of the State of Florida, the following must be completed by an attorney and returned with your bid response. Failure to comply shall be considered to be non-responsive to the terms of this solicitation.
OPINION OF OUT-OF-STATE BIDDER’S ATTORNEY ON BIDDING PREFERENCES. (To be completed by the Attorney for an Out-of-State Vendor).
NOTICE. § 287.084(2), F.S., provides that “a vendor whose principal place of business is outside this state must accompany any written bid, proposal, or reply documents with a written opinion of an attorney at law licensed to practice law in that foreign state, as to the preferences, if any or none, granted by the law of that state [or political subdivision thereof] to its own business entities whose principal places of business are in that foreign state in the letting of any or all public contracts.” See also. § 287.084(1), F.S.
LEGAL OPINION ABOUT STATE BIDDING PREFERENCES
(Please Select One)
The Vendor’s principal place of business is in the State of _____________________________ and it is my legal opinion that the laws of that state do not grant a preference in the letting of any or all public contracts to business entities whose principal places of business are in that state.
The Vendor’s principal place of business is in the State of _________________________________ and it is my legal opinion that the laws of that state grant the following preference(s) in the letting of any or all public contracts to business entities whose principal places of business are in that state: [Please describe applicable preference(s) and identify applicable state law(s)]: ____________________________________________________
LEGAL OPINION ABOUT POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BIDDING PREFERENCES
(Please Select One)
The Vendor’s principal place of business is in the political subdivision of ___________________________________ and it is my legal opinion that the laws of that political subdivision do not grant a preference in the letting of any or all public contracts to business entities whose principal places of business are in that political subdivision.
The Vendor’s principal place of business is in the political subdivision of _______________________________ and it is my legal opinion that the laws of that political subdivision grant the following preference(s) in the letting of any or all public contracts to business entities whose principal places of business are in that political subdivision: [Please describe applicable preference(s) and identify applicable authority granting the preference(s)]: ___________________________.
x Signature of out-of-state Bidder’s attorney
The printed name of out-of-state Bidder’s attorney Attorney’s state(s) of bar admission.
Telephone number of out-of-state Bidder’s attorney. Email of out of state Bidders’ attorney
BIDDER’S STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
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