PUR_1355_Foreign_Country_Attestation.docx

This is a Foreign Country of Concern Attestation (PUR 1355) form required by the State of Florida for the Department of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) Search Function Solution for Public-Facing Websites procurement. The attestation must be completed by an officer or representative of any entity submitting a bid or proposal for contracts that would grant access to personal identifying information. The RFP seeks a responsive, responsible, and qualified vendor to provide a comprehensive text-based search function solution for DOAH's public-facing websites, including software, implementation, migration, testing, training, maintenance, support, and documentation. The solution must enable efficient searching and retrieval of agency final orders and other publicly available information using keyword and text-based search criteria. Proposals are due by 4:00 PM on Monday, August 17, 2026, with the opening of proposals scheduled via Zoom on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at 9:00 AM ET.

The attestation form requires bidding entities to declare under penalties of perjury that they are not owned by the government of a Foreign Country of Concern, are not organized under the laws of or headquartered in a Foreign Country of Concern, and that no Foreign Country of Concern government has a controlling interest in the entity. This requirement is mandated under Rule 60A-1.020, F.A.C., and applies to all vendors seeking to access personal identifying information through state contracts. The attestation must be signed by an authorized officer or representative of the bidding entity.