Confidential_Information_Designation_Form_Version_1.pdf

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION DESIGNATION FORM

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Instructions:

Proposers/Bidders submitting documents to Collier County, Florida, Procurement Services Division, may designate specific portions of their submission as confidential or exempt from public disclosure under Florida law. To request such an exemption, complete this form and clearly mark each page or section of your submission that contains confidential or trade secret information.

Soliciation No. & Name:

Proposer/Bidder Company Name:

Confidential Information Designation:

Please identify the documents or sections you are claiming as exempt:

Document Name or Section

Page Numbers

Basis for Exemption

Statute Cited

☐ Trade Secret

§ 688.002, F.S.

“Trade secret” means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process that:

(a) Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and

(b) Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.

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Document Name or Section

Page Numbers

Basis for Exemption

Statute Cited

☐ Financial Info

§ 119.071(1)(c), F.S.

Any financial statement or other financial information necessary to verify the financial adequacy of a prospective bidder which an agency requires a prospective bidder to submit in order to prequalify for bidding or for responding to a solicitation for a road or any other public works project is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.

24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with

s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

Proprietary Info

§ 119.071(1)(f), F.S.

Agency-produced data processing software that is sensitive is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.

24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. The designation of agency-produced software as sensitive does not prohibit an agency head from sharing or exchanging such software with another public agency.

☐ Other:

https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0119/Sections/0119.07.html https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0119/Sections/0119.15.html https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0119/Sections/0119.07.html

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Justification Statement

Please provide a brief explanation of why the information is confidential and how it meets the statutory criteria:

Acknowledgment

By signing below, I certify that the information designated above is confidential and exempt from public disclosure under Florida law. I understand that failure to properly mark or justify the exemption may result in public release of the information.

Authorized Agent Signature: ___________________________