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Title 41 - PUBLIC CONTRACTSSubtitle I - FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICYDivision B - OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY
Chapter 21 - RESTRICTIONS ON OBTAINING AND DISCLOSING CERTAIN INFORMATION
Section 2102 - Prohibitions on disclosing and obtaining procurement information

41 U.S.C. § 2102

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Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)
Section 2102 - Prohibitions on disclosing and obtaining procurement information
(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.

41 U.S.C. § 2102

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

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
2102(a)41:423(a). Pub. L. 93-400, §27(a), (b), as added Pub. L. 100-679, §6(a), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4063; Pub. L. 101-189, title VIII, §814(a)-(d) (1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1495; Pub. L. 101-510, title XIV, §1484(l)(6), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1720; Pub. L. 102-25, title VII, §705(i), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 121; Pub. L. 103-355, title VIII, §8301(e), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3397; Pub. L. 104-106, title XLIII, §4304(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 659; Pub. L. 107-347, title II, §209(d)(4), Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2930.
2102(b)41:423(b).