Foreign_Countries_of_Concern.pdf

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Alachua County, Glencoe CDP, Florida

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This document is a Prohibition Regarding Foreign Countries of Concern form from the City of Gainesville's Procurement Division, issued in accordance with Section 287.138, Florida Statutes. Beginning January 1, 2024, the City of Gainesville will not accept bids, proposals, replies, or enter into contracts with bidders that would grant access to personal identifying information unless the bidder provides an affidavit signed under penalty of perjury.

The affidavit requires bidders to attest that they do not meet specific criteria related to ownership, control, or business location in designated "foreign countries of concern", which include the People's Republic of China, Russian Federation, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela (Maduro regime), and Syria. Bidders must declare they are not owned by, controlled by, or principally located in these countries. The document provides a standard affidavit template for bidders to complete, including spaces for notarization, which must be executed before being submitted to the City of Gainesville.

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PROCUREMENT DIVISION

PROHIBITION REGARDING FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF CONCERN

In accordance with Section 287.138, Florida Statutes, beginning January 1, 2024, the City of Gainesville (CITY) may not accept a bid on, a proposal for, or a reply to, or enter into, a contract with an entity (Bidder) which would grant the Bidder access to an individual’s personal identifying information unless the Bidder provides the City with an affidavit signed by an officer or representative of the Bidder under penalty of perjury attesting that the Bidder does not meet any of the criteria in paragraphs (2)(a)-(c):

a) The Bidder is owned by the government of a “foreign country of concern” (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);

b) The government of a “foreign country of concern” (listed above) has a controlling interest in the Bidder;

or

c) The Bidder is organized under the laws of or has its principal place of business in a “foreign country of concern” (listed above).

AFFIDAVIT

State of _______ ___ County of _____ ____

Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared _____________________, who, after being first duly sworn, deposes and says of their personal knowledge the following:

1. I am the _____________________ (title) of _________________________ (Bidder).

2. I attest under penalty of perjury that the Bidder does not meet any of the criteria in Section 287.138(2)(a)-

(c), Florida Statutes, stated above.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this ____ day of ______________, 202__, by ______________________

(name of affiant), who is personally known to me or produced _________________________ as identification, and did take an oath.

___ __(name of notary) Notary Public My Commission Expires: ___________ ______

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