63G-6a-409. Request for information.
(1) A procurement unit may issue a request for information to obtain information, comments, or suggestions before issuing a solicitation.
(2) A request for information is not a procurement process and may not be used to: negotiate fees; make a purchase; determine whether a procurement may be made under; or Part 8, Exceptions to Procurement Requirements enter into a contract. To make a purchase or enter into a contract, a procurement unit is required to: use a standard procurement process; or comply with an exception to the requirement to use a standard procurement process, as described in. Part 8, Exceptions to Procurement Requirements
(3) A response to a request for information is not an offer and may not be accepted to form a binding contract.
(4) A procurement unit that receives pricing information in response to a request for information shall ensure that an individual who serves on an evaluation committee to evaluate proposals that include a proposal as to which the pricing information applies does not have access to the pricing information, except as provided in Subsection. 63G-6a-707(7)
(5) A record containing information submitted to or by a governmental entity in response to a request for information is a protected record under Section. 63G-2-305