VENDOR_AFFIDAVIT_REGARDING_THE_USE_OF_COERCION_FOR_LABOR_AND_SERVICES.pdf
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- Fencing Services State and local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 26028-RFP-MST
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- Florida
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This is a Vendor Affidavit document required by Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS), the nation's seventh-largest school system serving approximately 225,000 students across 235 PreK-12 schools in Hillsborough County, Florida. The affidavit pertains to RFP 26028-MST for comprehensive fencing services, including new installations and repairs/maintenance for galvanized chain-link, vinyl-coated chain-link, vinyl privacy, wood privacy, wood post-and-rail, steel decorative, Deacero panel fencing, temporary fencing, and athletic field and backstop fencing across 270+ school sites. The price sheet encompasses 238 line items with estimated annual usage quantities ranging from single units to 18,000 linear feet. Questions are due by February 12, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET, and proposals must be submitted electronically via VendorLink by February 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET. The initial contract term begins upon School Board approval and automatically renews for up to four additional one-year periods, contingent on appropriations, contractor performance, continued need, and mutual agreement.
Pursuant to Section 787.06(13), Florida Statutes, all nongovernmental contractors must provide a signed affidavit under penalty of perjury certifying that the company does not use coercion for labor or services, including physical force, unlawful restraint or confinement, exploitative debt practices, document confiscation, financial harm, fraud, or provision of controlled substances for exploitation. Contractors must demonstrate five years of verifiable experience with all fencing types, current VendorLink vendor registration, required insurance with HCPS as additional insured, and compliance with Jessica Lunsford Act requirements. Evaluation criteria include qualifications and experience (30%), specifications and scope of work understanding (25%), cost and best value (35%), and small business enterprise utilization (10%). Service response times include Priority 1 emergency response within four hours, Priority 2 restoration within 10 business days, and Priority 3 completion within 15 business days, with all pricing to be firm for the initial contract term and inclusive of labor, materials, equipment, delivery, and applicable fees. HCPS may award contracts to one or more primary vendors by maintenance area (West, Central, or East), with secondary contractors serving as backup vendors.
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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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