Certification_Regarding_Debarment.pdf

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Bus Shelters and Amenities
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RTSX-260026-DS
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Alachua County, Glencoe CDP, Florida

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This is a Certification Regarding Debarment document applicable to the City of Gainesville's Regional Transit System procurement for bus shelters and amenities in Florida. The City of Gainesville is seeking competitive bids for seven line items of bus stop amenities, including bicycle racks, trash receptacles, benches, and two types of shelters (Type II and Type III), with unit pricing required for both 1–5 and 6–10 piece volumes and estimated annual purchases ranging from one to ten shelters. Bidders must submit responses by February 18, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., with a question submission deadline of January 27, 2026. All deliveries must occur within 8–12 weeks of purchase orders. The contract term runs from execution through September 30, 2028, with an optional one-year extension, and all pricing must remain firm throughout the period.

This procurement is federally funded through the Federal Transit Administration with a purchase value exceeding $150,000, triggering mandatory federal compliance requirements. Bidders must certify that they and their principals, affiliates, and subcontractors are not debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, voluntarily excluded, or disqualified from participation in any federally assisted award. The solicitation includes a 6.75% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal, with bidders required to be currently listed in the Florida Unified Certification Program DBE Directory to claim DBE status. Contractors must demonstrate financial stability with annual gross receipts categorized in ranges from less than $500,000 to more than $5 million and must guarantee replacement parts availability for at least ten years post-delivery. Additional compliance requirements include Buy America provisions, ADA standards, FDOT design specifications, civil rights certifications, drug-free workplace compliance, federal tax liability verification, and lobbying restrictions.

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CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT

The Contractor shall comply and facilitate compliance with U.S. DOT regulations, “Nonprocurement Suspension and Debarment,” 2 C.F.R. part 1200, which adopts and supplements the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (U.S. OMB) “Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement),” 2 C.F.R. part 180. These provisions apply to each contract at any tier of $25,000 or more, and to each contract at any tier for a federally required audit (irrespective of the contract amount), and to each contract at any tier that must be approved by an FTA official irrespective of the contract amount. As such, the Contractor shall verify that its principals, affiliates, and subcontractors are eligible to participate in this federally funded contract and are not presently declared by any Federal department or agency to be:

a) Debarred from participation in any federally assisted Award;

b) Suspended from participation in any federally assisted Award;

c) Proposed for debarment from participation in any federally assisted Award;

d) Declared ineligible to participate in any federally assisted Award;

e) Voluntarily excluded from participation in any federally assisted Award; or

f) Disqualified from participation in ay federally assisted Award.

By signing and submitting its bid or proposal, the bidder or proposer certifies as follows:

The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact relied upon by CITY. If it is later determined by CITY that the bidder or proposer knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to remedies available to CITY, the Federal Government may pursue available remedies, including but not limited to suspension and/or debarment. The bidder or proposer agrees to comply with the requirements of 2 C.F.R. part 180, subpart C, as supplemented by 2 C.F.R. part 1200, while this offer is valid and throughout the period of any contract that may arise from this offer. The bidder or proposer further agrees to include a provision requiring such compliance in its lower tier covered transactions.

Company:

Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Title: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Signature: Date: ______________

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