333.800 - Prohibited acts by bidders before award of contract; penalty. - Nevada Statutes

333.800  Prohibited acts by bidders before award of contract; penalty.

      1.  Before a contract is awarded, a person who has provided a bid or proposal on the contract or an officer, employee, representative, agent or consultant of such a person shall not:

      (a) Make an offer or promise of future employment or business opportunity to, or engage in a discussion of future employment or business opportunity with, the Chief, a purchasing officer or an employee of the using agency for which the contract is being offered;

      (b) Offer, give or promise to offer or give money, a gratuity or any other thing of value to the Chief, a purchasing officer or an employee of the using agency for which the contract is being offered; or

      (c) Solicit or obtain from the Chief, a purchasing officer or an employee of the using agency for which the contract is being offered:

             (1) Any proprietary information regarding the contract; or

             (2) Any information regarding a bid or proposal on the contract submitted by another person, unless such information is available to the general public.

      2.  A person who violates any of the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year, or by a fine of not less than $2,000 nor more than $50,000, or by both fine and imprisonment.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 1732; A 2007, 2469)