Florida Statutes 287.05701 – Prohibition against considering social, political, or ideological interests in government contracting
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(1) As used in this section, the term “awarding body” means:
(a) For state contracts, an agency or the department.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 287.05701
- Agency: means any of the various state officers, departments, boards, commissions, divisions, bureaus, and councils and any other unit of organization, however designated, of the executive branch of state government. See Florida Statutes 287.012
- Department: means the Department of Management Services. See Florida Statutes 287.012
- political subdivision: include counties, cities, towns, villages, special tax school districts, special road and bridge districts, bridge districts, and all other districts in this state. See Florida Statutes 1.01
- Responsible vendor: means a vendor who has the capability in all respects to fully perform the contract requirements and the integrity and reliability that will assure good faith performance. See Florida Statutes 287.012
(b) For local government contracts, the governing body of a county, a municipality, a special district, or any other political subdivision of the state.
(2)(a) An awarding body may not request documentation of or consider a vendor’s social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the vendor is a responsible vendor.
(b) An awarding body may not give preference to a vendor based on the vendor’s social, political, or ideological interests.
(3) Beginning July 1, 2023, any solicitation for the procurement of commodities or contractual services by an awarding body must include a provision notifying vendors of the provisions of this section.