- A. The using agency shall be responsible for protecting technical data, financial information, overhead rates, and trade secrets which may come into their possession from individuals and businesses doing business with the state. Any such information received by the Office of State Procurement shall be returned to the using agency upon completion of said review or retained using secure means if return to the using agency is not practicable or permissible.
- B. A bidder or proposer who asserts a trade secret or confidentiality over any information contained in its bid or proposal but fails to provide OSP a redacted copy of its bid or proposal upon request of OSP, shall have the option to either waive its assertion of trade secret or confidentiality or have its bid or proposal rejected, subject to applicable law.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 39:1490(B).
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of Contractual Review, LR 7:181 (April 1981), amended LR 8:593 (November 1982), LR 10:457 (June 1984), LR 11:1070 (November 1985), repromulgated LR 40:2564 (December 2014), amended by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Office of State Procurement, LR 44:765 (April 2018), LR 47:586 (May 2021).