STATEMENT_OF_NO_BID.pdf

This is a Statement of No Bid form used by Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) Procurement Services Department in Tampa, Florida, to document vendors declining to submit proposals on competitive solicitations. The form applies specifically to ITB 26101-ITB-MST for Infrastructure Communications Failure Systems, which seeks supplemental maintenance and repair services for non-proprietary failures in Nortel/Avaya telephone systems and Honeywell Vista Series security panels across HCPS' 235 schools and facilities. Qualified vendors must demonstrate a minimum of five years' experience with both system types, maintain at least one certified technician for each, provide proof of current business licenses and insurance, and maintain physical offices in Hillsborough County or adjacent counties (Polk, Pasco, Pinellas, Manatee). Technical questions were due March 25, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST, with bids due electronically through VendorLink on April 8, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST. The initial contract term begins upon Board approval and automatically renews for up to four additional one-year periods contingent upon appropriations, performance, continued need, and mutual agreement, with provisions for temporary renewals up to 180 days.

Vendors completing the Statement of No Bid form must specify their reason for declining to bid, with options including lack of product availability, insufficient response time, scheduling conflicts, inability to meet bond requirements, or other specified reasons. Completion and return of the form via www.myvendorlink.com or email to contractsupport@hcps.net is required to prevent deletion from HCPS' qualified bidders list. The solicitation requires bidders to submit pricing for three service sections—Telephone Systems, Security Systems, and Non-Proprietary Communications—with hourly labor rates for standard and non-standard hours plus material and equipment markups capped at fifteen percent maximum. All bidders must comply with mandatory affidavits certifying compliance with Florida Statutes Section 287.138 regarding foreign ownership concerns and Section 787.06(13) regarding human trafficking and labor coercion. HCPS does not pay for rental equipment, call-out fees, travel time, or quote fees; pricing must be firm for the initial contract term with FOB Destination pricing, and price increases at renewal are limited to the lesser of three percent or the Consumer Price Index for the Tampa-St. Petersburg market.