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This is a Vendor Affidavit document required by Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) in Florida for all nongovernmental contractors executing, renewing, or extending contracts with the district. The affidavit specifically addresses compliance with Florida Statutes Section 787.06(13) regarding human trafficking prevention and the use of coercion for labor and services. The document requires an authorized representative of the contractor to certify under penalty of perjury that the company does not engage in prohibited practices including physical force, unlawful restraint or confinement, exploitative debt practices, document confiscation, financial harm threats, fraud, or provision of controlled substances for exploitation purposes. Contractors must sign the affidavit with their name, title, and date before submitting their bid for the forklift procurement (ITB 25562-ITB-EST), with bids due December 8, 2025, at 4:30 PM via www.myvendorLink.com.
This affidavit is a mandatory compliance document for the forklift procurement contract estimated at approximately $108,000, with potential automatic renewal for up to four additional one-year periods contingent on appropriations and contractor performance. The document serves as a prerequisite for bid submission and ensures contractors meet ethical and legal standards established by Florida law. No exceptions or alternatives to this certification are provided; all contractors must execute and submit the affidavit as part of their bid package to be considered for award.
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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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