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Code · U.S. Code · Title 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTS · CHAPTER 47— MISCELLANEOUS · § 4702

§ 4702. Prohibition on release of contractor proposals

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(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.
(Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3794.)
In subsection (b), the words “Except as provided in paragraph (2)” are omitted as unnecessary.
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