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shall not constitute formal protest of the specifications or of the solicitation, a process addressed in paragraph 19 of these Instructions. 2.6 Conflict of Interest This solicitation is subject to chapter 112 of the Florida Statutes. Respondents shall disclose with their response the name of any officer, director, employee or other agent who is also an employee of the State. Respondents shall also disclose the name of any State employee who owns, directly or indirectly, an interest of five percent (5%) or more in the Respondent or its affiliates. 2.7 Convicted Vendors A person or affiliate placed on the convicted vendor list following a conviction for a public entity crime is prohibited from doing any of the following for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list: • submitting a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity; • submitting a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work; • submitting bids on leases of real property to a public entity; • being awarded or performing work as a Contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity; and • transacting business with any public entity in excess of the Category Two threshold amount ($25,000) provided in section 287.017 of the Florida Statutes. 2.8 Discriminatory Vendors An entity or affiliate placed on the discriminatory vendor list pursuant to section 287.134 of the Florida Statutes may not: • submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity; • submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work; • submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity; • be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, sub-contractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity; or transact business with any public entity. 2.9 Respondent's Representation and Authorization In submitting a response, each Respondent understands, represents, and acknowledges the following (if the Respondent cannot so certify to any of following, the Respondent shall submit with its response a written explanation of why it cannot do so). • The Respondent is not currently under suspension or debarment by the State or any other governmental authority. • To the best of the knowledge of the person signing the response, the Respondent, its affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, and employees are not currently under investigation by any governmental authority and have not in the last ten (10) years been convicted or found liable for any act prohibited by law in any jurisdiction, involving conspiracy or collusion with respect to bidding on any public contract. • Respondent currently has no delinquent obligations to the State, including a claim by the State for liquidated damages under any other contract. • The submission is made in good faith and not pursuant to any agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any firm or person to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive response. 618-001-10-1 Office and Educational Consumables ITN Page 13 of 77