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RFP - Security Control System Maintenance Repair 2009

  • YEAR CREATED: 2009
  • ENTITY TYPE: City/Township
  • TYPE OF DOCUMENT: RFP - Request for Proposals
The document provides information and guidelines regarding the confidentiality and protection of trade secrets and proprietary information in the Request for Proposal (RFP) process. It states that all information regarding the persons or firms making offers or the contents of any offers must be kept confidential until an award or decision to award has been made. After the award or decision is made, the file becomes available for public review. The document also mentions that trade secrets or proprietary information submitted by an offeror or contractor in connection with a procurement transaction are not subject to public disclosure under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. However, the offeror or contractor must invoke the protections of this section and state the reasons why protection is necessary. Price quotations in proposals are considered public information, but information leading to the decision to award, including prices and other factors, shall be made public. The document includes a section where the offeror must indicate whether their submittal contains trade secrets and/or proprietary information. If it does, they must list the page numbers and reasons why the information is considered a trade secret or proprietary information. These pages should be labeled as "PROPRIETARY INFORMATION" in red ink at the top and bottom center of each page. The offeror is instructed not to mark the entire proposal as proprietary.
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