Procurement information shall be a public record to the extent required by S.C. Code, §§ 30-4-10 et seq. (the Freedom of Information Act, being S.C. Code, Title 30, Ch. 4). Commercial or financial information obtained in response to a “Request for Proposals” or any type of bid solicitation, or “Request for Quotations,” which is privileged and confidential shall not be disclosed as well as other information which may be exempt from disclosure. Privileged and confidential information is information in specific detail not customarily released to the general public, the release of which might cause harm to the competitive position of the party supplying the information or constitute an unreasonable invasion of privacy. Examples of this type information include, but are not limited to:
(1) Customer Lists;
(2) Design recommendations and identification of prospective problem areas under an RFP;
(3) Design concepts, including methods and procedures;
(4) Biographical data on key employees of the bidder;
(5) Evaluative documents predecisional in nature such as inter or intra agency memoranda containing technical evaluations and recommendations.
(6) Items marked as proprietary by a bidder under an RFP and not subject to public access under any other provisions.
(Ord. 3704, passed 6-17-2003)