Florida
Florida Statutes Chapter 287 governs public procurement, with §287.042 authorizing the Department of Management Services to establish state term contracts and §287.056 making them available to eligible state and local government users.
Procurement of Commodities or Contractual Services Fla. Stat. §287.042(16) and §287.057
"Agencies shall, and eligible users may, purchase commodities and contractual services from purchasing agreements established and state term contracts procured, pursuant to s. 287.057, by the department."
— Fla. Stat. §287.042(16) and §287.057, Procurement of Commodities or Contractual Services
Plain-language summary
Florida's procurement framework is consolidated in Chapter 287. The Department of Management Services is authorized under §287.042 to establish state term contracts through competitive procurement, which other state agencies must use and which "eligible users" — including local governments, school districts, and other political subdivisions — may use without conducting their own competitive solicitations. The statute is structured so that compliance with the original DMS solicitation satisfies competitive procurement requirements for downstream users.
Key requirements
- →The cooperative contract must have been procured through competitive solicitation under §287.057.
- →The using agency must qualify as an "eligible user" as defined in Florida statute.
- →Each agency agreement must include a specified scope of work clearly establishing required tasks.
- →Contracts must include quantifiable, measurable, and verifiable units of deliverables.
- →Procurement files must document compliance with applicable requirements including §216.3475.
Construction services
Florida treats construction procurement somewhat distinctly from commodity and contractual services procurement. Section 287.05705 specifically addresses procurements of road, bridge, and other specified public construction services. For construction services available through a cooperative contract, the using agency should verify both that the cooperative contract was awarded through a process meeting Florida's competitive procurement standards and that the specific scope is permitted under the using agency's local procurement code.
How Florida agencies access our contracts.
LNC holds multiple cooperative purchasing contracts through OMNIA Partners and Region 14 ESC Texas, all of which are available to public agencies in Florida under Fla. Stat. §287.042(16) and §287.057.
Your agency can use our contracts to procure construction services through certified Affiliate Vendors. Every Affiliate proposal is audited and certified by LNC before reaching you.
Talk to LNC About Your Project →This summary is provided for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Florida's procurement code may have been amended since this content was prepared. Confirm the current text of Fla. Stat. §287.042(16) and §287.057 and consult your jurisdiction's legal counsel before relying on this authority for a specific procurement.