Florida Administrative Code › 67 - FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION › 67 - Departmental › Chapter 67-49 - PROCUREMENT OF COMMODITIES OR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES › Section 67-49.001 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
As used in this rule, the term:
(1) "Act" means the Florida Housing Finance
				Corporation Act, Sections
				420.501 through
				420.517, F.S., as
				amended.
(2) "Bidder" "Offeror" or
				"Respondent" means a person who represents that he or she has the capability in
				all respects to perform fully the requirements contained in a competitive
				solicitation.
(3) "Commodity" means
				any supplies, materials, goods, merchandise, food, equipment, and other
				personal property contracted for by the Corporation, unless purchased
				exclusively for resale.
(4)
				"Competitive Solicitation, " or "Solicitation, " means any Request for
				Proposals, Request for Qualifications, Invitation to Bid, Invitation to
				Negotiate, or other process of requesting and receiving sealed bids, proposals,
				or replies in accordance with the terms of a competitive process, regardless of
				the method of procurement, including any publication or transmission by
				electronic means.
(5) "Contractual
				Service" means the rendering by a contractor of its time, skill and effort
				rather than the furnishing of commodities. The term applies only to those
				services rendered by individuals and firms who are independent contractors, and
				such services may include, evaluations; consultations; maintenance; accounting;
				security; management systems; management consulting; educational training
				programs; research and development studies or reports on the findings of
				consultants engaged thereunder; and professional, technical, and social
				services.
(6) "Cooperative
				Contract" means a variety of arrangements whereby two or more public
				procurement entities purchase from the same supplier or multiple suppliers
				using a single Competitive Solicitation.
(7) "Corporation" means the Florida Housing
				Finance Corporation.
(8)
				"Invitation to Bid" means a written solicitation requesting competitive sealed
				bids specifically defining the Commodity, service, group of commodities or
				group of services for which bids are sought. It includes instructions
				prescribing all conditions for bidding and shall be available to all
				prospective Bidders simultaneously.
(9) "Invitation to Negotiate" means a written
				solicitation requesting competitive sealed responses to select one or more
				persons or business entities with which to commence negotiations for the
				procurement of commodities or contractual services.
(10) "Minor Irregularity" means a variation
				from a mandatory term or condition of a competitive solicitation that does not
				materially affect the price of the Commodity or Contractual Service, or give
				the Bidder an advantage or benefit not enjoyed by other Bidders, and does not
				adversely impact the interests of the Corporation or the public.
(11) "Publication" means the publishing or
				posting of notice regarding solicitations, decisions or intended decisions, or
				other matters relating to procurement under this rule, on the Corporation
				Website section designated for this purpose.
(12) "Publication Date" means the date on
				which the Corporation publishes the notice of the availability of the
				competitive solicitation on the Corporation Website. For purposes of Section
				120.57(3),
				F.S., publication occurs at the time and on the date the notice is posted on
				the Corporation Website.
(13)
				"Request for Qualifications" means a written solicitation requesting
				competitive sealed qualifications. The Request for Qualifications is used when
				the Corporation does not have a specific immediate need for a particular
				service, but desires to have qualified individuals or firms under contract that
				can be assigned duties as the need arises over a period of time. The Request
				for Qualifications includes general information, applicable laws and rules,
				functional or general specifications, statement of work, instructions and
				evaluation criteria.
(14)
				"Response" means the written submission by a Bidder addressing a competitive
				solicitation.
(15) "Website" means
				the Corporation website, the Universal Resource Locator (URL) of which is
www.floridahousing.org
.
Rulemaking Authority
					 420.507(12) FS.
					 Law Implemented 420.507(13),
					 (27)
					 FS.
New 1-31-99, Amended 3-12-02, 9-14-03, 2-24-14, 2-28-18,
					 8-10-21.