Section 4702 - Prohibition on release of contractor proposals(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.| HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES |
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 4702(a) | 41:253b(m)(3). | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, §303B(m), as added Pub. L. 104-201, title VIII, §821(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2609. |
| 4702(b) | 41:253b(m)(1). | |
| 4702(c) | 41:253b(m)(2). | |
In subsection (b), the words "Except as provided in paragraph (2)" are omitted as unnecessary.