RFP 11022_Attachment L.pdf

This is a Foreign Country of Concern Attestation form (PUR 1355) required by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice as part of the Request for Proposals (RFP #11022) for a fifty-bed moderate-risk residential program for males ages ten to twenty-one requiring Juvenile Sexual Offender Treatment Services. The attestation must be completed by an officer or representative of any entity submitting a bid or proposal that would grant access to Personal Identifying Information. The form requires the signatory to declare under penalties of perjury that the entity is not owned by, organized under the laws of, nor has its Principal Place of Business in a Foreign Country of Concern, and that the government of a Foreign Country of Concern does not have a Controlling Interest in the entity. The completed form requires printed name, title, signature, and date from an authorized representative. The contract opportunity includes critical deadlines with a mandatory site visit on January 30, 2026, a written questions deadline of February 3, 2026, an Intent to Submit deadline of March 3, 2026, and a proposal due date of March 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST, with the Notice of Intended Award anticipated on April 28, 2026 and contract start date of September 1, 2026; the contract term extends through June 30, 2029, with renewal options available.

The maximum per diem rate for filled beds is $322.92 and for unfilled beds is $302.92, with budgets required not to exceed specified maximums to be deemed responsive. Respondents must demonstrate financial viability with a Dun & Bradstreet Supplier Evaluation Risk rating of 5 or higher and meet minimum wage requirements including direct care staff at $19 per hour and various licensed and non-licensed mental health professionals ranging from $50,000 to $85,000 annually. The RFP includes tie-breaking preferences for Drug Free Workplace certification, Certified Minority Business Enterprise (CMBE) designation, Service Disabled Veteran's Business Enterprise status, Florida Business certification, and Foreign Manufacturers with a Factory in Florida, with respondents required to submit a CMBE Subcontracting Utilization Plan. Financial penalties of 5 percent of the per diem multiplied by contracted beds may be imposed for contract non-compliance on a per-deficiency, per-day basis following a second failed verification. No incumbent contractor is identified, and the Department reserves the right to exercise options for increased units of service up to 50 percent more or changes in contract services.