N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26C-15.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:26C-15.6 - Disclosure of confidential information to contractors

(a) The Department may disclose confidential information to a contractor of the Department if the contract in question provides that the contractor and the contractor's employees, agents and representatives shall use the information only for the purpose of carrying out the work required by the contract, shall not disclose the information to anyone the Department has not authorized in writing, shall store the information in locked cabinets in secure rooms, and shall return to the Department all copies of the information, and any abstracts or extracts there from, upon request by the Department or whenever the information is no longer required by the contractor for the performance of the work required by the contract.

(b) Within 30 calendar days after the disclosure of the information to its contractors, the Department shall notify in writing the person who supplied the confidential information of:

1. Its disclosure to its contractors;

2. The date on which disclosure was made;

3. The name of the contractor to which disclosure was made; and

4. A description of the information disclosed.

(c) Disclosure in violation of this subchapter or the contractual provisions described in (b) above shall constitute grounds for debarment or suspension as provided in N.J.A.C. 7:1D-2, Debarment, Suspension and Disqualification from Department Contracting, in addition to whatever other remedies may be available to the Department at equity or law.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26C-15.6