§ 4-1-2. Definitions.

The following terms are defined as follows:

A.

Immediate family —A person's "immediate family" includes the person's spouse, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, parents in-law or siblings in-law, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, or step-relationships fitting within any of the aforementioned familial relationships.

B.

Protected procurement information —The information that is included within this designation consists of:

1.

Bid prices before bid opening.

2.

Proposal prices or costs before contract award.

3.

Source selection plans.

4.

Technical evaluation plans.

5.

Cost or price evaluations of proposals.

6.

Competitive range discussions or determinations.

7.

Rankings of bids, proposals, or competitors.

8.

Reports and evaluations of any source selection group or person involved in a procurement.

9.

Any information, that is designated as "protected procurement information" by the chief procurement officials in the procurement or the person or persons to whom a delegation of procurement authority has been given.

C.

Proprietary data —"Proprietary data" is any information, regardless of the form or media on or in which it appears or is contained, that is so vital to the owner that its disclosure would likely cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the owner. This includes trade secrets and financial information. Information that has been disclosed to any other entity by the owner of the proprietary data, without informing that entity that the information constitutes proprietary data and is not subject to disclosure, will not be considered "proprietary data."