Conflict_of_Interest.pdf

This is a Conflict of Interest and Litigation Statement form required for the Escambia County Animal Welfare Facility architectural and engineering services solicitation in Florida. Respondent firms must declare whether they have potential conflicts of interest due to other clients, contracts, or property interests related to the project, and must disclose any litigation or judgments entered against them or by them against local, state, or federal entities within the past ten years. The RFQ was released on October 27, 2025, with a mandatory pre-solicitation meeting scheduled for November 7, 2025, and proposal responses due by December 2, 2025, at 10:30 am via the ProcureNow portal. The contract is anticipated to commence upon execution and extend for 36 months with potential renewals for additional 12-month periods. Firms must submit electronically with proper authorization signatures and documentation.

Failure to check the appropriate conflict of interest and litigation statement blocks, or failure to provide required documentation of potential conflicts or litigation summaries, will result in disqualification of the bid. The evaluation criteria allocate 20 points for litigation and claims history, indicating the significance of this disclosure in the competitive selection process. No specific budget range or set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the solicitation documentation. The project involves designing a 50,000 square-foot state-of-the-art animal welfare facility at 3910 N. Palafox Street in Pensacola on a 15.2-acre parcel, with comprehensive design services including programming, schematic design, construction documents, permitting, and construction administration required from the selected firm.