41 U.S.C. § 4702 - Prohibition on release of contractor proposals

• Cite as: 41 U.S.C. § 4702

(a) DEFINITION.-In this section, the term "proposal" means a proposal, including a technical, management, or cost proposal, submitted by a contractor in response to the requirements of a solicitation for a competitive proposal.

(b) PROHIBITION.-A proposal in the possession or control of an executive agency may not be made available to any person under section 552 of title 5.

(c) NONAPPLICATION.-Subsection (b) does not apply to a proposal that is set forth or incorporated by reference in a contract entered into between the agency and the contractor that submitted the proposal.

Cite as 41 U.S.C. § 4702

Source: Pub. L. 111-350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3794.

current through 5/22/2023

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>4702(a)</TD> <TD>41:253b(m)(3).</TD> <TD>June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, §303B(m), as added <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1996" actaltid="104-201">Pub. L. <actid>104-201</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1996" actaltid="104-201">title VIII, §<actsec>821</actsec>(b), Sept. 23, <sessionyear>1996</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 110 Stat. 2609.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>4702(b)</TD> <TD>41:253b(m)(1).</TD> <TD/> </TR> <TR> <TD>4702(c)</TD> <TD>41:253b(m)(2).</TD> <TD/> </TR> </TABLE>