                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PUBLIC INSPECTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS (§ 2.2-4342)

A. Except as provided in this section, all proceedings, records, contracts and
other public records relating to procurement transactions shall be open to the
inspection of any citizen, or any interested person, firm or corporation, in
accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (&#xA7; 2.2-3700 et
seq.).

B. Cost estimates relating to a proposed procurement transaction prepared by or
for a public body shall not be open to public inspection.

C. Any competitive sealed bidding bidder, upon request, shall be afforded the
opportunity to inspect bid records within a reasonable time after the opening of
all bids but prior to award, except in the event that the public body decides
not to accept any of the bids and to reopen the contract. Otherwise, bid records
shall be open to public inspection only after award of the contract.

D. Any competitive negotiation offeror, upon request, shall be afforded the
opportunity to inspect proposal records within a reasonable time after the
evaluation and negotiations of proposals are completed but prior to award,
except in the event that the public body decides not to accept any of the
proposals and to reopen the contract. Otherwise, proposal records shall be open
to public inspection only after award of the contract.

E. Any inspection of procurement transaction records under this section shall be
subject to reasonable restrictions to ensure the security and integrity of the
records.

F. Trade secrets or proprietary information submitted by a bidder, offeror, or
contractor in connection with a procurement transaction or prequalification
application submitted pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7; 2.2-4317 shall not be
subject to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (&#xA7; 2.2-3700 et seq.);
however, the bidder, offeror, or contractor shall (i) invoke the protections of
this section prior to or upon submission of the data or other materials, (ii)
identify the data or other materials to be protected, and (iii) state the
reasons why protection is necessary. A bidder, offeror, or contractor shall not
designate as trade secrets or proprietary information (a) an entire bid,
proposal, or prequalification application; (b) any portion of a bid, proposal,
or prequalification application that does not contain trade secrets or
proprietary information; or (c) line item prices or total bid, proposal, or
prequalification application prices.

HISTORY: 1982, c. 647, § 11-52; 1984, c. 705; 1994, c. 918; 2001, c. 844; 2018,
c. 31.