Confidentiality Procedures
Introduction: With the exception of information granted Confidential status, information, documentation and other materials regarding bids shall be available for public viewing after the time of opening. Information, documentation and other materials regarding proposals shall be available for public viewing after the award has been made.
Documentation and correspondence created during the course of bid or proposal review, evaluation, presentation and negotiation shall be included in the bid or proposal file created by the Purchasing Services buyer. Correspondence from the Office of the General Counsel, which is protected by Attorney/Client Privilege,
may be omitted from the file, but should be kept in separate (electronic is suggested) file for future reference with a note in the bid folder that the Office of the General Counsel correspondence file exists. Alternatively, the attorney correspondence can be place in a sealed brown Kraft envelope in the bid folder marked "Attorney Correspondence."
- Policy (Internal Policy 150.2)
- Model RFP
- Internal Procedures on Confidentiality
- RFP Referral Form
Last Revised: October 28, 2004
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