California · Public Contract Code - PCC

PCC §10370: The evaluations and contractor responses on file with the state agencies and the department shall not be public records.

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Evaluations and contractor responses held by state agencies and departments are not classified as public records and therefore are not accessible to the public.

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The evaluations and contractor responses on file with the state agencies and the department shall not be public records. The department shall act as a central depository for all state agencies making evaluation or desiring information on a contractor’s record with the state and shall send a copy of any post-evaluation report and response to the contracting manager or contracting officer of any state agency upon request. The post-evaluations and contractor responses shall remain on file for a period of 36 months only. Failure by the awarding state agency to send a negative post-evaluation to the department may be grounds for rejection of future contracts or modification of exemptions.

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