{"identifier":"/us/usc/t41/s2102","title":41,"num":"\u00a7\u202f2102.","heading":"Prohibitions on disclosing and obtaining procurement information","text":"\u00a7\u202f2102.\nProhibitions on disclosing and obtaining procurement information\n(a)\nProhibition on Disclosing Procurement Information.\u2014\n(1)\nIn general.\u2014\nExcept 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.\n(2)\nEmployee of private sector organization.\u2014\nIn 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\u2019s assignment ends, except as provided by law.\n(3)\nApplication.\u2014\nParagraph (1) applies to a person that\u2014\n(A)\n(i) is a present or former official of the Federal Government; or\n(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\n(B) by virtue of that office, employment, or relationship has or had access to contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information.\n(b)\nProhibition on Obtaining Procurement Information.\u2014\nExcept 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.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t41/s2102.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t41/s2102","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f2102."},{"t":"heading","text":"Prohibitions on disclosing and obtaining procurement information"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t41/s2102/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Prohibition on Disclosing Procurement Information.\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t41/s2102/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t41/s2102/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Employee of private sector organization.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"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\u2019s assignment ends, except as provided by law.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t41/s2102/a/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Application.\u2014"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"Paragraph (1) applies to a person that\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t41/s2102/a/3/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t41/s2102/a/3/A/i","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(i)"},{"t":"content","text":" is a present or former official of the Federal Government; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"clause","id":"/us/usc/t41/s2102/a/3/A/ii","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(ii)"},{"t":"content","text":" 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","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t41/s2102/a/3/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" by virtue of that office, employment, or relationship has or had access to contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t41/s2102/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Prohibition on Obtaining Procurement Information.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}