A. If a Person believes that a Bid, Proposal, Offer, or Specification contains information that should be withheld from public disclosure, a statement advising the Procurement Agent of this belief and the basis for exemption from such disclosure shall accompany this submission and the information shall be specifically identified wherever it appears.

B. The Procurement Agent shall make a determination whether the information shall be subject to public disclosure and shall advise in writing the party submitting the information of the final determination.

C. All information contained in the Proposals shall be deemed as temporarily exempt from public disclosure based on the Town’s need to avoid disclosure of contents prejudicial to competing Offerors during the process of negotiation. The Proposals shall not be open for public inspection until after Contract award. Except to the extent the Offeror designates, and the Town concurs, trade secrets or other proprietary Data contained in the Proposal shall remain exempt from public disclosure only to the extent permitted by law. (16-13, Amended, 12/01/2016, and Restated; 13-04, Amended, 11/21/2013)