Section 60A-1.042 - Request for Information(1) Agencies are authorized to use a Request For Information (RFI) for research to determine any or all of the following: whether to competitively procure particular commodities or contractual services; which solicitation process to use for a particular need; or general, special, or technical specifications to be included in a solicitation.(2) An RFI is not a solicitation. An agency issuing an RFI is not required to utilize any information gathered from the RFI, nor is a vendor who responds to an RFI excluded from participating in any resulting solicitation.(3) Agencies must use My Florida Market Place (MFMP) Sourcing or the Vendor Information Portal for issuing an RFI. A vendor must be registered in MFMP in order to respond to an RFI conducted using MFMP Sourcing. See Rule 60A-1.033, F.A.C., for MFMP vendor registration.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 60A-1.042
Rulemaking Authority 287.032(2), 287.042(12) FS. Law Implemented 287.012(22), 287.042(3)(g), 287.057(17) FS.
New 7-11-04, Amended by Florida Register Volume 42, Number 061, March 29, 2016 effective 4/14/2016.New 7-11-04, Amended 4-14-16.