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FL Stat § 287.0831 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part I - Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services (Ss. 287.001-287.137)|287.0831 - Limitation on purchases to replace damaged state agency equipment; assessment protocols.

287.0831 Limitation on purchases to replace damaged state agency equipment; assessment protocols.—(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that purchases of new equipment, machinery, or inventory by any state agency as a result of damage from fire, smoke, water, or any other similar incident be limited to purchases that are absolutely necessary because the damaged equipment, machinery, or inventory is in irreparable condition.(2) By January 1, 2012, each state agency shall develop and adopt assessment protocols for evaluating and determining whether equipment, machinery, or any other inventory must be repaired or restored before any request to purchase replacement equipment, machinery, or any other inventory is approved.History.—s. 30, ch. 2011-64.
FL Stat § 287.0834 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part I - Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services (Ss. 287.001-287.137)|287.0834 - Motor vehicles; energy-saving equipment and additives.

287.0834 Motor vehicles; energy-saving equipment and additives.—Each motor vehicle purchased by the state and each motor vehicle leased by the state for a period in excess of 1 year shall use devices, equipment, and additives that have been certified as energy-saving and approved for use by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and that have been determined to be cost-effective by the Department of Management Services.History.—s. 1, ch. 82-68; s. 256, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326.
FL Stat § 287.084 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part I - Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services (Ss. 287.001-287.137)|287.084 - Preference to Florida businesses.

287.084 Preference to Florida businesses.—(1)(a) When an agency, university, college, school district, or other political subdivision of the state is required to make purchases of personal property through competitive solicitation and the lowest responsible and responsive bid, proposal, or reply is by a vendor whose principal place of business is in a state or political subdivision thereof which grants a preference for the purchase of such personal property to a person whose principal place of business is in such state, then the agency, university, college, school district, or other political subdivision of this state shall award a preference to the lowest responsible and responsive vendor having a principal place of business within this state, which preference is equal to the preference granted by the state or political subdivision thereof in which the lowest responsible and responsive vendor has its principal place of business. In a competitive solicitation in which the lowest bid is submitted by a vendor whose principal place of business is located outside the state and that state does not grant a preference in competitive solicitation to vendors having a principal place of business in that state, the preference to the lowest responsible and responsive vendor having a principal place of business in this state shall be 5 percent.(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to transportation projects for which federal aid funds are available.(c) As used in this section, the term “other political subdivision of this state” does not include counties or municipalities.(2) A vendor whose principal place of business is outside this state must accompany any written bid, proposal, or reply documents with a written opinion of an attorney at law licensed to practice law in that foreign state, as to the preferences, if any or none, granted by the law of that state to its own business entities whose principal places of business are in that foreign state in the letting of any or all public contracts.(3)(a) A vendor whose principal place of business is in this state may not be precluded from being an authorized reseller of information technology commodities of a state contractor as long as the vendor demonstrates that it employs an internationally recognized quality management system, such as ISO 9001 or its equivalent, and provides a warranty on the information technology commodities which is, at a minimum, of equal scope and length as that of the contract.(b) This subsection applies to any renewal of any state contract executed on or after July 1, 2012.History.—s. 1, ch. 77-460; s. 117, ch. 79-400; s. 215, ch. 95-148; s. 3, ch. 95-420; ss. 16, 53, ch. 99-228; s. 6, ch. 2000-340; s. 23, ch. 2002-207; s. 14, ch. 2012-32.
FL Stat § 287.087 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part I - Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services (Ss. 287.001-287.137)|287.087 - Preference to businesses with drug-free workplace programs.

287.087 Preference to businesses with drug-free workplace programs.—Whenever two or more bids, proposals, or replies that are equal with respect to price, quality, and service are received by the state or by any political subdivision for the procurement of commodities or contractual services, a bid, proposal, or reply received from a business that certifies that it has implemented a drug-free workplace program shall be given preference in the award process. In order to have a drug-free workplace program, a business shall:(1) Publish a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violations of such prohibition.(2) Inform employees about the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace, the business’s policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace, any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs, and the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.(3) Give each employee engaged in providing the commodities or contractual services that are under bid a copy of the statement specified in subsection (1).(4) In the statement specified in subsection (1), notify the employees that, as a condition of working on the commodities or contractual services that are under bid, the employee will abide by the terms of the statement and will notify the employer of any conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, any violation of chapter 893 or of any controlled substance law of the United States or any state, for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than 5 days after such conviction.(5) Impose a sanction on, or require the satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program if such is available in the employee’s community by, any employee who is so convicted.(6) Make a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of this section.History.—s. 23, ch. 90-268; s. 24, ch. 2002-207.
FL Stat § 287.092 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part I - Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services (Ss. 287.001-287.137)|287.092 - Preference to certain foreign manufacturers.

287.092 Preference to certain foreign manufacturers.—Any foreign manufacturing company with a factory in the state and employing over 200 employees working in the state shall have preference over any other foreign company when price, quality, and service are the same, regardless of where the product is manufactured.History.—s. 22, ch. 69-106.
FL Stat § 287.093 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part I - Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services (Ss. 287.001-287.137)|287.093 - Minority business enterprises; procurement of personal property and services from funds set aside for such purpose.

287.093 Minority business enterprises; procurement of personal property and services from funds set aside for such purpose.—Any county, municipality, community college, or district school board may set aside up to 10 percent or more of the total amount of funds allocated for the procurement of personal property and services for the purpose of entering into contracts with minority business enterprises. Such contracts shall be competitively solicited only among minority business enterprises. The set-aside shall be used to redress present effects of past discriminatory practices and shall be subject to periodic reassessment to account for changing needs and circumstances.History.—s. 109, ch. 84-336; s. 26, ch. 94-322; s. 25, ch. 2002-207.
FL Stat § 287.0931 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part I - Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services (Ss. 287.001-287.137)|287.0931 - Minority business enterprises; participation in bond underwriting.

287.0931 Minority business enterprises; participation in bond underwriting.—(1) Any state or local government agency, or political subdivision thereof, issuing bonds or other tax-exempt obligations through one or more underwriters is encouraged to offer not less than 20 percent participation to minority firms.(2) To meet such participation requirement, the minority firm must have full-time employees located in this state, must have a permanent place of business located in this state, and must be a firm which is at least 51-percent-owned by minority persons as defined in s. 288.703. However, for the purpose of bond underwriting only, the requirement that the minority person be a permanent resident of this state does not apply.History.—s. 12, ch. 94-322; s. 126, ch. 2011-142.
FL Stat § 287.0935 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part I - Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services (Ss. 287.001-287.137)|287.0935 - Surety bond insurers.

287.0935 Surety bond insurers.—When the contract amount of a project does not exceed $500,000 and when public funds are utilized for the project, a person, the state, or a political subdivision shall not refuse, as surety for the project, bid bonds, performance bonds, labor and materials payment bonds, or any other surety bonds which are issued by a surety company which fulfills each of the following provisions:(1) The surety company is licensed to do business in the State of Florida;(2) The surety company holds a certificate of authority authorizing it to write surety bonds in this state;(3) The surety company has twice the minimum surplus and capital required by the Florida Insurance Code at the time the invitation to bid is issued;(4) The surety company is otherwise in compliance with the provisions of the Florida Insurance Code; and(5) The surety company holds a currently valid certificate of authority issued by the United States Department of the Treasury under 31 U.S.C. ss. 9304-9308.History.—s. 29, ch. 85-104; s. 10, ch. 91-162.
FL Stat § 287.095 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part I - Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services (Ss. 287.001-287.137)|287.095 - Department of Corrections; prison industry programs.

287.095 Department of Corrections; prison industry programs.—(1) The purchase of raw materials for use by the Department of Corrections in its prison industry programs to manufacture or process products for resale is exempt from the provisions of this part.(2) The provisions of this part do not apply to any purchases of commodities or contractual services made by any state agency from the department or from the nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 946.(3) All products offered for purchase to a state agency by the corporation organized under chapter 946 shall be produced in majority part by inmate labor, except for products not made by inmates which products are contractually allied to products made by inmates which are offered by the corporation.History.—s. 1, ch. 82-76; s. 3, ch. 82-409; s. 3, ch. 83-209; s. 27, ch. 2002-207; s. 7, ch. 2019-167.
FL Stat § 287.131 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part I - Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services (Ss. 287.001-287.137)|287.131 - Assistance of Department of Financial Services.

287.131 Assistance of Department of Financial Services.—The Department of Financial Services shall provide the Department of Management Services with technical assistance in all matters pertaining to the purchase of insurance for all agencies, and shall make surveys of the insurance needs of the state and all departments thereof, including the benefits, if any, of self-insurance.History.—ss. 13, 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 87, ch. 98-279; s. 338, ch. 2003-261.
FL Stat § 287.132 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part I - Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services (Ss. 287.001-287.137)|287.132 - Legislative intent with respect to integrity of public contracting and purchasing process.

287.132 Legislative intent with respect to integrity of public contracting and purchasing process.—Recognizing that the preservation of the integrity of the public contracting and purchasing process of the state is vital and is a matter of interest to all the people of the state, the Legislature determines and declares that:(1) The procedures of public entities for determining with whom they transact business exist to secure for the public the benefits of free, fair, and open competition among those persons whose conduct reflects good citizenship.(2) The opportunity to bid on public entity contracts or to supply goods and services to public entities or to otherwise transact business with public entities is a privilege, not a right.(3) In order to preserve the integrity of the public contracting and purchasing process, the privilege of transacting business with public entities should be denied to persons involved in certain crimes.(4) Persons involved in certain crimes should be denied the privilege of transacting business with public entities and the opportunity of obtaining economic benefit through the transaction of business of any kind with public entities.To these ends, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide sufficient authority to the state, its departments and agencies, and political subdivisions to ensure the integrity of public contracting and purchasing.History.—s. 1, ch. 89-114.
FL Stat § 287.136 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part I - Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services (Ss. 287.001-287.137)|287.136 - Audit of executed contract documents.

287.136 Audit of executed contract documents.—(1) After execution of a contract, the Chief Financial Officer shall perform audits of the executed contract document and contract manager’s records to ensure that adequate internal controls are in place for complying with the terms and conditions of the contract and for the validation and receipt of goods and services.(a) At the conclusion of the audit, the Chief Financial Officer’s designee shall discuss the audit and potential findings with the official whose office is subject to audit. The final audit report shall be submitted to the agency head.(b) Within 30 days after receipt of the final audit report, the agency head shall submit to the Chief Financial Officer or designee his or her written statement of explanation or rebuttal concerning findings requiring corrective action, including corrective action to be taken to preclude a recurrence.(2) Beginning October 1, 2021, and every 3 years thereafter, each agency inspector general shall complete a risk-based compliance audit of all contracts executed by the agency for the preceding 3 fiscal years. The audit must include an evaluation of, and identify any trend in, vendor preference. The audit findings must be submitted to the agency head, the secretary of the Department of Management Services, and the Governor.History.—s. 9, ch. 2013-154; s. 7, ch. 2021-225.
FL Stat § 287.14 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part II - Means of Transport (Ss. 287.14-287.20)|287.14 - Purchase of motor vehicles by state officers and employees.

287.14 Purchase of motor vehicles by state officers and employees.—(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that this section has applied and shall continue to apply to state officers and employees of the executive and judicial branches of state government.(2) The term “motor vehicle” as used in this section includes any automobile or light truck. This definition also includes any airplane or other vehicle designed primarily for transporting persons.(3) It is unlawful for any state officer or employee to authorize the purchase or continuous lease of any motor vehicle to be paid for out of funds of the state or any department thereof unless funds therefor have been appropriated by the Legislature. This subsection does not apply to motor vehicles needed to meet unforeseen or emergency situations, if approved by the Executive Office of the Governor after consultation with the legislative appropriations committees.(4) Motor vehicles for which replacement funds have been appropriated may not be retained in service unless they are required to meet emergency or major unforeseen needs. All replaced vehicles which are retained to meet emergency or unforeseen needs shall be reported to the Legislature in subsequent agency budget request documents, detailing the specific justification for the retention of each vehicle.(5) Motor vehicles shall not be acquired on a deferred payment contract which requires the payment of interest or its equivalent, except when specifically approved by the Executive Office of the Governor after consultation with the legislative appropriations committees as in the best interest of the state.History.—s. 1, ch. 13810, 1929; CGL 1936 Supp. 1363(1); s. 1, ch. 20716, 1941; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; ss. 23, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 83-302.Note.—Former s. 116.12.
FL Stat § 287.15 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part II - Means of Transport (Ss. 287.14-287.20)|287.15 - Purchase or lease of motor vehicles, watercraft, or aircraft; prior approval of the Department of Management Services.

287.15 Purchase or lease of motor vehicles, watercraft, or aircraft; prior approval of the Department of Management Services.—No state agency shall purchase, lease, or acquire any motor vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft of any type unless prior approval is first obtained from the Department of Management Services. However, nothing herein shall prohibit the lease for casual use of motor vehicles, or remove the requirement that all purchases be in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Management Services.History.—s. 22, ch. 69-106; s. 260, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 88, ch. 98-279.
FL Stat § 287.151 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part II - Means of Transport (Ss. 287.14-287.20)|287.151 - Limitation on classes of motor vehicles procured.

287.151 Limitation on classes of motor vehicles procured.—(1) All motor vehicles purchased or leased by the state with funds provided in the General Appropriations Act shall be of the subcompact class except vehicles used for law enforcement purposes by law enforcement officers of the state, used as tow vehicles, routinely used to transport more than three adults or bulk materials, or vehicles operated frequently on unpaved roads. All vehicles purchased shall be of the smallest class that can safely and adequately meet the transportation requirements.(2) No funds in the General Appropriations Act shall be used to purchase any vehicle at prices in excess of the standard prices negotiated by the Department of Management Services.History.—s. 1, ch. 84-169; s. 21, ch. 88-557; s. 261, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 59, ch. 99-13; s. 46, ch. 99-399.
FL Stat § 287.155 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part II - Means of Transport (Ss. 287.14-287.20)|287.155 - Motor vehicles; purchase by Department of Children and Families, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Health, Department of Juvenile Justice, and Department of Corrections.

287.155 Motor vehicles; purchase by Department of Children and Families, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Health, Department of Juvenile Justice, and Department of Corrections.—(1) The Department of Children and Families, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Health, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Corrections may, subject to the approval of the Department of Management Services, purchase automobiles, trucks, tractors, and other automotive equipment for the use of institutions or developmental disabilities centers under the management of the Department of Children and Families, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Health, and the Department of Corrections, and for the use of residential facilities managed or contracted by the Department of Juvenile Justice.(2) The Department of Corrections shall, prior to purchasing motor vehicles, seek to procure the motor vehicles from those vehicles renovated pursuant to correctional work programs of the Department of Corrections, and for the use of residential facilities managed or contracted by the Department of Juvenile Justice.(3) The Department of Health is authorized, subject to the approval of the Department of Management Services, to purchase automobiles, trucks, and other automotive equipment for use by county health departments.History.—s. 12A, ch. 20980, 1941; s. 7, ch. 22071, 1943; s. 6, ch. 22827, 1945; s. 6, ch. 23915, 1947; s. 5, ch. 25370, 1949; s. 6, ch. 26859, s. 2, ch. 26971, 1951; s. 2, ch. 63-204; ss. 2, 3, ch. 67-371; ss. 15, 19, 22, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 77-120; s. 1, ch. 77-300; s. 6, ch. 79-3; s. 262, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 4, ch. 95-430; s. 15, ch. 96-398; s. 12, ch. 96-420; s. 51, ch. 99-8; s. 6, ch. 99-397; s. 5, ch. 2006-227; s. 36, ch. 2007-217; s. 1, ch. 2008-244; s. 53, ch. 2014-19.Note.—Former s. 116.161.
FL Stat § 287.175 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XIX - Public Business|Chapter 287 - Procurement of Personal Property and Services|Part II - Means of Transport (Ss. 287.14-287.20)|287.175 - Penalties.

287.175 Penalties.—A violation of this part or a rule adopted hereunder, pursuant to applicable constitutional and statutory procedures, constitutes misuse of public position as defined in s. 112.313(6), and is punishable as provided in s. 112.317. The Chief Financial Officer shall report incidents of suspected misuse to the Commission on Ethics, and the commission shall investigate possible violations of this part or rules adopted hereunder when reported by the Chief Financial Officer, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 112.324. Any violation of this part or a rule adopted hereunder shall be presumed to have been committed with wrongful intent, but such presumption is rebuttable. Nothing in this section is intended to deny rights provided to career service employees by s. 110.227.History.—s. 6, ch. 83-304; s. 13, ch. 94-277; s. 339, ch. 2003-261; s. 20, ch. 2013-36.