2-BPM006653_Confidentiality_and_Trade_Secrets.pdf

The document is an Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Confidentiality and Trade Secrets Attachment form related to a solicitation (Solicitation No. BPM006653) involving Watson Chevrolet, located in Tucson, Arizona. The form is designed to allow vendors to designate whether their submitted materials contain proprietary or trade secret information that should be protected from public disclosure under Arizona public records law.

While the document does not detail specific goods or services being procured, it outlines a process for vendors to claim confidentiality for submitted information that meets specific criteria, such as being a unique formula, method, or technique with independent economic value that is not generally known and subject to reasonable efforts to maintain its secrecy. The vendor (Watson Chevrolet) has indicated that their response does not contain proprietary or trade secret information, meaning their entire submission will become a public record in accordance with Arizona Administrative Code R2-7-C317.