- (1) Employees are prohibited from participating in discussions or decisions relating to the procurement, contracting, or administration process if they have any type of personal relationship, favoritism, or bias that would appear to a reasonable person to influence their independence in performing their assigned duties and responsibilities relating to the procurement process, contracting, or contract administration or prevent them from fairly and objectively evaluating a proposal in response to a bid, Request for Proposal (RFP), or other solicitation. This provision may not be construed to prevent an employee from having a bias based on the employee's review of a response to the solicitation in regard to the criteria in the solicitation.
- (2) If an employee has a personal relationship, favoritism, or bias toward any individual, group, organization, or vendor responding to a bid, RFP, or other solicitation, the employee must make a written disclosure to the supervisor and the supervisor shall take appropriate action, which may include recusing the employee from discussions or decisions relating to the solicitation, contracting, or administration matter in question. This provision may not be construed to prevent an employee from having a bias based on the employee's review of a response to the solicitation in regard to the criteria in the solicitation.
KEY: executive branch employees, procurement code, procurement professionals, unlawful conduct
Date of Last Change: October 22, 2024
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 63G-6a-107.7(1)