Certification Statement.docx

CERTIFICATION STATEMENTS

I. Bidders claiming preference for Domestic Source End Products, the Ohio preference, and/or the Veteran Friendly Business Enterprise (VBE) must complete the following information. Any bidder who intentionally submits false or misleading information in an attempt to receive a bid preference will be immediately disqualified and may be subject to legal action up to and including debarment. The state reserves the right to clarify any information during the evaluation process.

***BIDDERS MUST COMPLETE THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATION BELOW TO RECEIVE THE PREFERENCE. ***

A. DOMESTIC PREFERENCE (BUY AMERICAN): Revised Code 125:11 and Administrative Code 123:5-1(K) [Not applicable to “Excepted Products”]

1. Where is each product/service being offered mined, raised, grown, produced or manufactured?

United States: (State) Canada Mexico (Go to B-1)

Other: (Specify Country) (Go to A-2)

2. End-product is manufactured outside the United States and at least 50% of the cost of its components are produced, mined, raised, grown or manufactured within the United States. The cost of components may include transportation costs to the place of manufacture and, in the case of components of foreign origin, duty whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued.

Yes (Go to Section B-1) No (Go to Section A-3)

3. The Bidder hereby certifies that each end-product, except the products listed below, is a domestic source end-product as defined in the Buy American Act and that components of unknown origin have been considered to have been mined, produced, grown or manufactured outside the United States.

(Item) (Country of Origin)

(Item) (Country of Origin)

B. OHIO PREFERENCE (BUY OHIO): Revised Code 125:09 and Administrative Code 123:5-1-06

1. The products/services being offered are raised, grown, produced, mined or manufactured in Ohio.

Yes (Go to II.) No (Go to B-2)

2. Bidder has significant economic presence within the state of Ohio.

Yes (Answer a, b, c, d below) No (Go to B-3)

a) Bidder has paid the required taxes due the state of Ohio Yes

b) Bidder is registered with the Ohio Secretary of State (Charter/Registration No.: No

Questions regarding registration should be directed to (614) 466-3910 or visit their web site at: http://sos.state.oh.us/

c) Bidder has ten or more employees based in Ohio or border state. Yes No (Go to B-2d)

d) Bidder has seventy-five percent or more employees based in Ohio or border state. Yes No (Go to B-3)

3. Border state bidder:

Yes (Specify which state then go to B-2c): KY MI NY PA IN No (Go to B-4)

4. Border state bidder: mined products mined in respective border state Yes No Not Applicable

C. VETERANS PREFERENCE (BUY VETERAN): Revised Code 9.318 and Administrative Code 123:5-1- 16

Is the bidder a certified Veteran Friendly Business Enterprise as defined in Administrative Code 123:5-1- 01(KK)?

Yes No

II. E.D.G.E DESIGNATION: Is the bidder a certified E.D.G.E business Yes No For information on E.D.G.E designation, please visit the DAS Equal Opportunity Division website at: http://www.das.ohio.gov/Divisions/EqualOpportunity/tabid/80/Default.aspx

III. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Contractor certifies that Contractor is a “business entity” as that term is defined in O.R.C Section 145.037. Independent Contractor Acknowledgement.

Bidder is defined as a business entity Yes No