§ 927.7001 - Proposal information.

Information contained in proposals will be used only for evaluation purposes except to the extent such information is generally available to the public, is already the property of the Government, or the Government already has unrestricted use rights, or is or has been made available to the Government from any source, including the proposer or offeror, without restriction. The term “proposal,” as used in this section, includes responses to program opportunity notices (PONs), program research and development announcements (PRDAs) and solicitations of a similar nature, in addition to requests for proposals (RFPs) and unsolicited proposals. As a practical matter, DOE cannot assume any responsibility for disclosure or use of any such information unless it is identified by the proposer or offeror in accordance with this section. Unless a solicitation specifies otherwise, DOE will not refuse to consider a solicited proposal or an unsolicited proposal merely because the proposal is restrictively marked.