Florida Administrative Code › 60 - DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES › 60A - Division of Purchasing › Chapter 60A-9 - OFFICE OF SUPPLIER DIVERSITY › Section 60A-9.0061 - Recertification Review Procedures

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1)
				Applications for recertification shall be submitted using Form MBE 7501,
				Affidavit for Minority Business Enterprise Recertification, which is hereby
				incorporated by reference. The form may be obtained from the Office.
(2) The Office will notify the certified
				Minority Business Enterprise no later than sixty (60) days before the end of
				the recertification period. If the minority owner is unable to use the
				recertification affidavit because changes in the applicant business have
				occurred, the minority owner shall notify the Office in writing as instructed
				by Form MBE 7501. Recertification forms must be filed in the Office no later
				than the last effective date of the current certification period.
				Recertification forms received after the expiration of the certification period
				shall not be considered, unless the reason for the delay is accepted and
				approved by the office, at which time a one-time extension of time may be
				granted.
(3) Upon receipt, all
				recertification forms shall be given an initial screening to ensure appropriate
				signature and completeness. Within thirty (30) days following initial receipt
				of the applicant's recertification form, the Office will request the applicant
				to furnish omitted or additional information. If the requested information or
				items are not received by the Office within thirty (30) days from the date of
				the request, the Office may close the file and remove the applicant from the
				certified Minority Business Enterprise directory. The applicant may request a
				reactivation of the file for recertification within six months of closure date,
				and shall at that time provide current, update information for the file, as
				well as any outstanding requested information. If the applicant makes a request
				to activate the file six months after closure, a new and complete application
				must be submitted.
(4) The on-site
				verification review may be conducted by the Office upon receipt and review of
				the recertification form. Failure to cooperate with the scheduling of the
				on-site review or during the on-site review may result in the denial of
				recertification.
(5)
				Recertification shall be granted when the applicant has complied with this rule
				and substantiates eligibility for Minority Business Enterprise status as set
				forth in Rules  60A-9.001 and
				 60A-9.005, F.A.C.
(6) Applicants deemed eligible shall receive
				a recertification letter stating the length of time for which the business is
				certified, the specialty areas of the business, the minority status categories
				in which the business is certified, and the business' responsibilities as set
				out in Section  287.0943, F.S. Once recertified,
				an applicant shall remain certified for a period of one (1) year.
(7) Applicants determined ineligible shall
				receive a letter stating the basis for the denial of recertification and shall
				not be eligible to submit a new application for certification for six (6)
				months after the date of the notice of denial of recertification or, in the
				event a hearing is held, six (6) months after the Commission's final agency
				order denying recertification is entered.
(8) If an application for recertification is
				timely submitted, a certified MBE shall remain certified until the Office has
				made a determination of eligibility.
(9) Applicant businesses failing to submit
				Form MBE 7501 as required by subsection (2) of this section, shall not be
				considered certified immediately subsequent to the anniversary date of the last
				certification. Applicant businesses shall receive written notification of the
				expiration of prior certification.
Rulemaking Authority
					 120.53,
					 287.09451(4)(m)
					 FS. Law Implemented 287.09451,
					 288.703
					 FS.
New 9-11-96, Formerly
					 38A-20.0061.