Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 34 - GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY CONTROL
Part V - Procurement
Chapter 26 - Contracts Let Via a Request for Proposals Process
Section V-2601 - Application and Competitive Sealed Proposals

1. For purposes of this Chapter, competitive sealed proposals means proposals protected from inspection prior to the deadline for submission. Proposals may be received in any manner specified in the request for proposals including receipt by mail, by direct delivery, or through any secure electronic interactive environment permitted by rule or regulation.

2. Any competitive sealed proposal which is withdrawn by the proposer prior to the deadline for submission of proposals, or which has been determined to be late relative to the deadline for submission of proposals, shall not be opened and shall instead be subject to the provisions of §319.D of this Part.

3. Except as provided in Paragraph 2 of this Subsection, competitive sealed proposals shall be secured until the proposal submission deadline.

4. Competitive sealed proposals shall not be inspected prior to the proposal submission deadline unless the chief procurement officer determines that doing so is necessary for the sole purpose of identifying the name of the proposer and/or the solicitation to which the proposal is addressed.