(a)
- (1) The Office of the Arkansas Lottery is committed to a competitive procurement process that maintains the highest level of integrity.
- (2) Therefore, no communication outside the procurement process initiated by vendors, their attorneys, representatives, or others promoting their position, other than normal business activities not associated with the procurement, will be allowed with any officer, employee, or member of, or consultant or advisor to, the office.
- (3) Any attempt to influence any employees, officers, consultants, advisors, or office members of the office with respect to a procurement, whether such attempt is oral or written, formal or informal, is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification.
(b)
- (1) All bids, offers, quotes, or proposals and the contracts resulting from solicitations are subject to the requirements of and must comply with the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, Arkansas Code § 23-115-101 et seq., regardless of whether or not specifically addressed in either the solicitations or the proposal.
- (2) All potential vendors shall read and be familiar with the act, a copy of which may be obtained through a link on the office’s website.
- (c) The office shall not under any circumstance be responsible for any expenses incurred by a vendor in preparing and submitting a proposal.
- (d) All materials submitted to the office by vendors shall upon submission become the property of the office and may be used as the office deems appropriate.
- (e) From the time a solicitation is issued until either six (6) months after the award of a contract or the rejection of all bids, offers, quotes, or proposals received by the office, vendors are prohibited from officially or unofficially making any employment offer or proposing any business arrangement whatsoever to any office employee, officer, or office member.