Revised September 10, 2020
Florida Statutes
Title XVIII: Public Lands and Property
Chapter 255: Public Property and Publicly Owned Buildings
Section 255.04: Preference to home industries in building public buildings.
Every official board in the state, whether of the state, a county, or a municipality, which may be charged with the duty of erecting or constructing any public administrative or institutional building shall give preference, in the purchase of material and in letting contracts for the construction of such building, to materialmen, contractors, builders, architects, and laborers who reside within the state, whenever such material can be purchased or the services of such materialmen, contractors, builders, architects, and laborers can be employed at no greater expense than that which would obtain if such purchase was made from, or contract let or employment given to, a person residing beyond the limits of the state. However, this section in no way prohibits the right of any such official board to compare the quality of materials proposed for purchase and to compare the qualifications, character, responsibility, and fitness of materialmen, contractors, builders, and architects proposed for employment in its consideration of the purchase of materials or employment of persons. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no county official, board of county commissioners, school board, city council or city council members, or other public official, state board, or state agency charged with the letting of contracts or purchase of materials for the construction, modification, alteration, or repair of any publicly owned facility may specify the use of materials or systems by a sole source, unless:
Florida Statutes
Title XIX: Public Business
Chapter 283: Public Printing
Section 283.35: Preference given printing within the state.
When awarding a contract to have materials printed, the agency, university, college, school district, or other political subdivision of this state awarding the contract shall grant a preference to the lowest responsible and responsive vendor having a principal place of business within this state. The preference shall be 5 percent if the lowest bid is submitted by a vendor whose principal place of business is located outside the state and if the printing can be performed in this state at a level of quality comparable to that obtainable from the vendor submitting the lowest bid located outside the state. As used in this section, the term “other political subdivision of this state” does not include counties or municipalities.
Florida Statutes
Title XIX: Public Business
Chapter 287: Procurement of Personal Property and Services
Part I: Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services
Section 287.082: Commodities manufactured, grown, or produced in state given preference.
Whenever two or more competitive sealed bids are received, one or more of which relates to commodities manufactured, grown, or produced within this state, and whenever all things stated in such received bids are equal with respect to price, quality, and service, the commodities manufactured, grown, or produced within this state shall be given preference.
Florida Statutes
Title XIX: Public Business
Chapter 287: Procurement of Personal Property and Services
Part I: Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services
Section 287.084: Preference to Florida businesses.
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(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.
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Florida Statutes
Title XIX: Public Business
Chapter 287: Procurement of Personal Property and Services
Part I: Commodities, Insurance, and Contractual Services
Section 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.
Florida Statutes
Title XX: Veterans
Chapter 295: Laws Relating to Veterans: General Provisions
Section 295.187: Florida Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity Act.
(4) VENDOR PREFERENCE.
Florida Administrative Code
Title: Source Selection, Bid Openings and Contract Awards
Department: Public Service Commission
Division: Departmental
Chapter: Purchasing - General Purchasing Procedures
Section: 25-25-009: Source Selection, Bid Openings and Contract Awards
(5) Preference to Bidders within the State. Preference shall be given to bidders located within the State of Florida when awarding contracts, whenever commodities bid can be purchased at no greater expense than, and at a level of quality comparable to, those bid by a bidder located outside of the State of Florida.