Provision of commodities produced by forced labor; denial or revocation of the right to transact business with agencies.

(1) As used in this section, the term:

(a) “Forced labor” means work or service exacted from any person, including a minor, under the menace of a penalty for nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself or herself voluntarily or an activity that violates s. 787.06.

(b) “Forced labor vendor list” or “list” means the list required to be created and maintained by the department pursuant to paragraph (4)(d).

(c) “Senior management” includes chief executive officers; assistant chief executive officers, including, but not limited to, assistant presidents, vice presidents, or assistant treasurers; chief financial officers; chief personnel officers; or any employee of an entity performing similar functions.

(2) A company on the forced labor vendor list may not:

(a) Submit a bid, proposal, or reply on a contract to provide any commodities to an agency.

(b) Be awarded a contract or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant with an agency for the provision of commodities.

(c) Transact business for the provision of commodities with any agency.

(3) An agency may not accept a bid, proposal, or reply from; award a contract to; or transact business pertaining to the provision of commodities with a company on the forced labor vendor list, or an entity under the control of such company, for a period of 365 days after the date the company was placed on the list unless the company is removed from the list pursuant to paragraph (5)(d).

(4)(a)1. All invitations to bid, requests for proposals, and invitations to negotiate and any written contract for the provision of commodities by an agency must include a statement informing companies of the requirements of this section.

2. Any contract with an agency for the provision of commodities entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2024, must include a provision that allows for the termination of such contract at the option of the awarding agency if the company is placed on the forced labor vendor list.

(b) At the time a company submits a bid, proposal, or reply for a contract and before the company enters into or renews a contract with an agency for the provision of commodities, a member of the company’s senior management must certify, in writing, that to the best of his or her knowledge the commodities such company is offering to the agency have not been produced, in whole or in part, by forced labor.

(c) A company must notify the department within 30 days after gaining actual knowledge that the company has provided to an agency a commodity produced, in whole or in part, by forced labor. Any agency that receives information that a company has provided to an agency a commodity produced, in whole or in part, by forced labor must provide that information to the department in writing within 10 days.