Foreign_Countries_of_Concern_Affidavit_02.05.2025.pdf
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- 25-0718-ITB
- Issued by
- Pinellas County, Clewiston City, Florida
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The document is a Foreign County of Concern Affidavit for Pinellas County, Florida, which requires contractors to certify they are not affiliated with specific foreign governments or entities. The affidavit is mandatory for contractors submitting bids, proposals, or entering contracts that would provide access to personal identifying information. The affidavit specifically targets potential business relationships with entities connected to countries including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria.
The affidavit defines "Foreign Country of Concern" and "Controlling Interest" with precise legal parameters, specifically noting that an entity with 25% or more voting rights or profit entitlement is presumed to have a controlling interest. Contractors must complete this document under penalties of perjury, providing signatures, printed names, dates, and federal work authorization identification. The form requires notarization, with options for physical presence or online notarization, and includes space for documenting the specific Pinellas County contract details.
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Foreign County of Concern Affidavit
I hereby certify that ____________________________________( the “Contractor”) is not an entity owned by the government of a Foreign Country of Concern; the government of a Foreign Country of Concern does not have a Controlling Interest in the entity; nor is the entity organized under the laws of or has its principal place of business in a Foreign Country of Concern, and is otherwise in full compliance with Section §287.138, Florida Statutes.
This Affidavit must be completed by an authorized representative of the Contractor submitting a bid, proposal, reply to, or entering into, renewing, or extending, a contract with the County, which would grant the entity access to an individual’s Personal Identifying Information.
For purposes of this Affidavit:
“Foreign Country of Concern” means the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Cuba, the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro, or the Syrian Arab Republic, including any agency of or any other entity of significant control of such foreign country of concern.
“Controlling Interest” means possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a company, whether through ownership of securities, by contract, or otherwise. A person or entity that directly or indirectly has the right to vote 25 percent or more of the voting interests of the company or is entitled to 25 percent or more of its profits is presumed to possess a controlling interest.
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read the foregoing affidavit and that the facts stated in it are true.
Signature: ______________________________
Print Name: ______________________________
Date: ______________________________
Federal Work Authorization User Identification No.: _____________________________
Name of Pinellas County Contract and Contract No.: ____________________________
STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ________________
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of 1) physical presence __ or 2) online notarization___, this __________________________ (date) by ____________________________ of _____________________________________, a __________________________________ corporation, on behalf of the corporation.
He/she is personally known to me or has produced __________________________________ as identification.
[Notary Seal]
Notary Public: _________________________________________
Name typed, printed, or stamped: _________________________________________
My Commission Expires: _________________________________________
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| Federal Work Authorization User Identification No: |
| Name of Pinellas County Contract and Contract No: |
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| County Name: |
| Notarization Date: |
| Name: |
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