Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-3-503 - Confidential Information

A. If a person wants to assert that a person's offer, specification, or protest contains a trade secret or other proprietary information, a person shall include with the submission a statement supporting this assertion. A person shall clearly designate the beginning and end of any information that is designated a trade secret or other proprietary information, using the term "confidential." Contract terms and conditions, pricing, and information generally available to the public are not considered confidential information under this Section.

B. Until a final determination is made under subsection (D), the procurement officer shall not disclose information designated as confidential under subsection (A) except to those individuals deemed by the procurement officer to have a legitimate Lottery interest.

C. Upon protest to a confidential submission, the procurement officer shall request that the offeror and protester submit factual and legal comments on the issue by a date certain.

D. After reviewing the statements or expiration of the time to comment, or both, the procurement officer shall make a determination that:

1. The designated information is confidential and the procurement officer shall not disclose the information except to those individuals deemed by the procurement officer to have a legitimate Lottery interest,

2. The designated information is not confidential, or

3. Additional information is required before a final confidentiality determination can be made.

E. If the procurement officer determines that information submitted is not confidential, a person who made the submission shall be notified in writing. The notice shall include a time period for requesting a review of the determination. The procedures and requirements for review in A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 apply to such a review by the Director.

F. The procurement officer may release information designated as confidential under subsection (A) if:

1. A request for review is not received by the procurement officer within the time period specified in the notice; or

2. The Director, after review of the recommended findings of fact and conclusions of law, makes a written determination that the designated information is not confidential.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-3-503

Adopted as an emergency effective June 5, 1985, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1003, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 85-3). Adopted as a permanent rule effective August 29, 1985 (Supp. 85-4). Former Section R4-37-503 renumbered to R4-37-502, new Section R4-37-503 renumbered from R19-3-504 and amended effective May 7, 1990 (Supp. 90-2). R19-3-503 recodified from R4-37-503 (Supp. 95-1). Amended effective December 16, 1997 (Supp. 97-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 4495, effective January 6, 2007 (Supp. 06-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 1641, effective August 4, 2013 (Supp. 13-2).