41 U.S.C. § 2102 Prohibitions On Disclosing and Obtaining Procurement Information

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 41 U.S.C. § 2102

(a) PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSING PROCUREMENT INFORMATION.-

(1) IN GENERAL.-Except as provided by law, a person described in paragraph (3) shall not knowingly disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information before the award of a Federal agency procurement contract to which the information relates.

(2) EMPLOYEE OF PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATION.-In addition to the restriction in paragraph (1), an employee of a private sector organization assigned to an agency under chapter 37 of title 5 shall not knowingly disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information during the 3-year period after the employee's assignment ends, except as provided by law.

(3) APPLICATION.-Paragraph (1) applies to a person that-

(A)

(i) is a present or former official of the Federal Government; or

(ii) is acting or has acted for or on behalf of, or who is advising or has advised the Federal Government with respect to, a Federal agency procurement; and

(B) by virtue of that office, employment, or relationship has or had access to contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information.

(b) PROHIBITION ON OBTAINING PROCUREMENT INFORMATION.-Except as provided by law, a person shall not knowingly obtain contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information before the award of a Federal agency procurement contract to which the information relates.

Cite as 41 U.S.C. § 2102

Source: Pub. L. 111-350, §3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3728.

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>2102(a)</TD> <TD>41:423(a).</TD> <TD> <actcitation href="" statecd="US" actaltid="93-400">Pub. L. <actid>93-400</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" actaltid="93-400">§<actsec>27</actsec>(a), (b)</actseccitation>, as added Pub. L. 100-679, §6(a), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4063; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" actaltid="101-189">Pub. L. <actid>101-189</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" actaltid="101-189">title VIII, §<actsec>814</actsec>(a)-(d)</actseccitation> (1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1495; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1990" actaltid="101-510">Pub. L. <actid>101-510</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1990" actaltid="101-510">title XIV, §<actsec>1484</actsec>(l)(6), Nov. 5, <sessionyear>1990</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 104 Stat. 1720; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1991" actaltid="102-25">Pub. L. <actid>102-25</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1991"...