Request for letters of interest for a real estate developer for residential and/or mixed-use development on CRA-owned property (RE-issue)

Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting sealed bids through an Invitation to Quote (ITQ #26-026) for advertising services related to delinquent tax lists. The procurement seeks a qualified vendor to publish real property and personal property delinquent tax lists in compliance with Florida Statute and Department of Revenue requirements. The real property delinquent tax list, estimated at approximately 29,000 lines, must be advertised once per week for three consecutive weeks in a 5-column format using 6-point type, while the personal property delinquent tax list, estimated at approximately 1,300 lines, must run for one week in the same format. Both advertisements must appear in at least 2,000 issues of each publication run, and vendors must provide 100 copies of each final advertisement to the Tax Collector's Office for distribution. Final advertisements must be published no later than May 22, 2026. Bidders must submit pricing on a per-line, per-run basis for 6-point type advertisements and must be legally qualified under Florida law to advertise delinquent tax lists. Required vendor qualifications and submissions include a Certificate of Authority to do business from the State of Florida, a completed W-9 form, a notarized Sworn Statement pursuant to Florida Statute Section 287.133(3)(A) regarding entity crimes, and a completed Conflict of Interest form. Questions must be submitted through the Santa Rosa County e-Procurement Portal by 12:00 pm on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, and sealed bids are due electronically no later than 1:00 pm on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, with results to be opened via Microsoft Teams.

Santa Rosa County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, or age in contract administration and actively encourages participation from all segments of the business community, including small businesses, minority and women-owned businesses, and disadvantaged business enterprises. No incumbent vendor is identified in the procurement documents, and no specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or small businesses are mentioned. No budget range or award value is specified in the available documentation. The County Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to waive irregularities in bids, reject any or all bids for sound documented reasons, and award the contract to the bidder it determines to be in the best interest of Santa Rosa County. Vendors interested in responding should access the complete solicitation specifications and submit all materials through the Santa Rosa County e-Procurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/santarosafl.