5-Attachment 3 - BPM004453 Confidential Information-Signature Page.pdf

This document is an Attachment 3: Confidential Information form for Solicitation No. BPM004453, issued by the State of Arizona's Department of Child Safety, Office of Procurement & Contracts. The solicitation is for DCS IT Maintenance and Operations Services, with International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) as the offering company. The form is designed to protect proprietary and trade secret information submitted as part of a solicitation response, in accordance with Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-7-103 and R2-7-101(52).

The document specifically addresses the designation of confidential information within the solicitation response. IBM has checked that their response contains trade secret information, which meets three key criteria: it is a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, or technique; derives independent economic value from not being generally known; and is subject to efforts to maintain its secrecy. The form outlines the process for determining confidentiality, including potential review by the state procurement administrator and conditions under which information may or may not be disclosed. The offering is from IBM's Consulting Partner, located in Armonk, New York, though specific details about the IT maintenance and operations services are not elaborated in this confidentiality attachment.