1. (a) In this section, “procurement official” means a procurement officer or an individual who participates in the drafting of specifications for procurement.

2. (b) During the conduct of a procurement, a competing contractor, or any officer, employee, representative, agent, or consultant of any competing contractor, may not knowingly:

   1. (1) make any offer or promise of future employment or business opportunity to, or engage in any discussion of future employment or business opportunity with, any procurement official of the agency conducting the procurement;
   2. (2) offer, give, or promise to offer or give any money, gratuity, or other thing of value to any procurement official of the agency conducting the procurement; or
   3. (3) solicit or obtain from any officer or employee of an agency conducting the procurement, before the award of a contract, any proprietary or source selection information regarding the procurement.

Added by Acts 1994, c. 750, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 1999, c. 302, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2004, c. 523, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004.