Minimum solicitation requirements; local preferences.
Sarasota Code § 2-352
in effectSec. 2-352. - Minimum solicitation requirements; local preferences.
(a)
Solicitations shall include product specifications, service performance requirements, and other information sufficient to allow vendors to successfully respond to such solicitations. Solicitations shall also inform vendors of the non-negotiable contractual terms and conditions the city will require the successful vendor to accept upon award. Such terms and conditions may be set forth in the solicitation or incorporated by reference.
(b)
Pursuant to F.S. § 787.06(13), every vendor under any city services contract shall provide the procurement official with a no-coercion affidavit in the form set forth in the statute.
(c)
Pursuant to F.S. § 287.05701(3), all prospective responders to city solicitations are notified that the city will not request documentation of or consider a vendor's social, political, or ideological interests when determining if the vendor is a responsible vendor, nor will it give preference to a vendor based on the vendor's social, political, or ideological interests.
(d)
Each invitation to bid for commodities shall inform prospective bidders that when two (2) or more bids are otherwise equal with respect to the price(s) submitted and commodities provided (a tie bid), preference will be given to the bidder which certifies under oath in its bid that the commodities to be provided were or will be manufactured or grown within the county limits.
(e)
Notwithstanding any provision in a solicitation to the contrary, responding vendors shall, upon award, be required to comply with all provisions of this division. Solicitations shall incorporate, directly or by reference to, the standards and conditions upon which the responses will be evaluated and selected, and, in solicitations for other than sealed bids, shall include the manner in which negotiations toward a final contract shall be conducted.
(Ord. No. 26-5588, § 2, 3-2-26)
Source: City of Sarasota, Florida, Code of Ordinances and Zoning Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/sarasota/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIITHCO_CH2AD_ARTVIFIPUSA_DIV3PRCO_S2-352MISORELOPRFetched: 11/14/2026