VENDOR_AFFIDAVIT_REGARDING_THE_USE_OF_COERCION_FOR_LABOR_AND_SERVICES.pdf
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- Hillsborough County, Florida
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This is a Vendor Affidavit Regarding the Use of Coercion for Labor and Services required by the School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida, for all nongovernmental entities entering into contracts with the district. The affidavit mandates compliance with Section 787.06(13) of the Florida Statutes regarding human trafficking prevention. An authorized company representative must certify under penalty of perjury that the contractor does not engage in prohibited labor coercion practices, including the use or threat of physical force, unlawful restraint or confinement, debt-based labor schemes, document confiscation, threats of financial harm, fraud-based recruitment, or provision of controlled substances for exploitation. The document requires the signature, printed name, title, and date of an authorized officer or representative of the contracting entity.
This affidavit is a mandatory compliance document for the Scotchman Circular Cold Saws and Utility Band Saws procurement issued by Hillsborough County Public Schools, with quotes due by November 18, 2025, at 3:00 PM. Vendors must submit completed affidavits along with other required documentation, including a Vendor Registration Form, proof of insurance, licenses, business certifications, and a Contracting with Entities of Foreign Countries of Concern Prohibited Affidavit. The procurement includes set-aside and diversity provisions with preference given to Office of Supplier Development (OSD)-registered Small Business Enterprise (SBE) vendors. Standard payment terms are 45 days net, and vendors may propose a cost-plus markup not exceeding 15%. Equipment delivery is expected within 15 days of board approval, with a target delivery date prior to Rick Lott Technical College's opening on December 1, 2025.
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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
VENDOR AFFIDAVIT REGARDING THE USE OF COERCION FOR LABOR AND SERVICES
HUMAN TRAFFICKING: § 787.06 (13), FLORIDA STATUTES
Section 787.06(13), Florida Statutes, requires all nongovernmental entities (the “Contractor”) executing, renewing, or extending a contract with a governmental entity (such as The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida, or Hillsborough County Public Schools) to provide an affidavit signed by an officer or representative of the Contractor under penalty of perjury that the Contractor does not use coercion for labor or services as defined in that statute.
As the person authorized to sign on behalf of the Contractor, I certify that the company identified above does not:
• use or threaten to use physical force against any person; or
• restrain, isolate, or confine or threaten to restrain, isolate, or confine any person without lawful authority and against her or his will; or
• use lending or other credit methods to establish a debt by any person when labor or services are pledged as a security for the debt, if the value of the labor or services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the liquidation of the debt, the length and nature of the labor or services are not respectively limited and defined; or
• destroy, conceal, remove, confiscate, withhold, or possess any actual or purported passport, visa, or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document, of any person; or
• cause or threaten to cause financial harm to any person; or
• entice or lure any person by fraud or deceit; or
• provide a controlled substance as outlined in Schedule I or Schedule II of § 893.03, Florida Statutes, to any person for exploitation of that person.
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read the foregoing document and that the facts stated in it are true.
By:
Authorized Signature
Name:
Title:
Date:
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