Bidders_Statement_of_Principal_Place_of_Business.pdf
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- Cafeteria, Classroom, Office, Library Furniture
- Solicitation number
- 040-MJ-0626
- Issued by
- Florida
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This is a Bidder's Statement of Principal Place of Business form for the State of Florida cafeteria, classroom, office, and library furniture procurement contract. The form establishes requirements for bidders participating in this one-year furniture supply contract based on their business location. Bidders with principal places of business located within Florida must complete only the initial identification section and submit the form with their bid response. Out-of-state bidders are required to submit a written legal opinion from an attorney licensed to practice in their home state addressing any bidding preferences or advantages granted by that state or its political subdivisions to in-state business entities in public contracting.
The form mandates that out-of-state bidders obtain attorney certification regarding whether their home state or applicable political subdivision grants preferences in public contract awards to local businesses, and if such preferences exist, they must be specifically described with relevant statutory or regulatory citations. The attorney providing the opinion must be licensed in the bidder's home state and must include signature, printed name, business address, telephone number, email address, and states of bar admission. Failure to comply with these requirements renders a bid non-responsive to the solicitation terms. This requirement ensures Florida maintains reciprocal evaluation of bidders based on their respective state's bidding preference policies.
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BIDDER’S STATEMENT OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
Name of bidder:
Identify the state in which the bidder has its principal place of business:
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 Bidder)
NOTICE: Section 287.084(2), Fla. Stat., 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: Section 287.084(1), Fla. Stat.
LEGAL OPINION ABOUT STATE BIDDING PREFERENCES
(Please Select One)
______ The bidder’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 bidder’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 bidder’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 bidder’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)]:
Signature of out-of-state bidder’s attorney:
Printed name of out-of-state bidder’s attorney:
Address of out-of-state bidder’s attorney:
Telephone Number of out-of-state bidder’s attorney: (_____) _____ - _________
Email address of out-of-state bidder’s attorney:
Attorney’s states of bar admission: _______________________________________________________________________________
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