Attachment B - Disclosure Exemption Affidavit~3.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- S-34000-00016785
- Issued by
- Multnomah County, Oregon
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This is a Disclosure Exemption Affidavit template issued by the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for Intermediate Procurement S-34000-00016785, related to a Request for Proposals for Emission Hood Fabrication for Pile Burn Testing. The affidavit is a required document that offerors must complete and submit as part of their bid response when they believe certain information contained in their offer qualifies for exemption from public disclosure under Oregon's Public Records Law. The document requires an authorized employee of the offeror to swear under oath that they have reviewed the offer contents and identified specific information they claim is exempt from disclosure, which must be listed in Exhibit A of the affidavit.
The affidavit provides two legal grounds under which information may be claimed as exempt from disclosure: either as a trade secret under Oregon's definition, which includes formulas, plans, processes, production data, and compilations of information that are not patented, known only to certain individuals within the organization, have commercial value, and provide competitive advantage; or as information that derives independent economic value from not being generally known and is subject to reasonable efforts by the offeror to maintain secrecy. The offeror must understand that final disclosure determinations will be made through official or judicial proceedings in accordance with Oregon Public Records Law, and the affidavit must be notarized and signed before submission.
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DEQ Solicitation #: S-34000-00016785
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Attachment B – Disclosure Exemption Affidavit
____________________ (Affiant), being first duly sworn under oath, and representing [insert Offeror Name] (hereafter “Offeror”), hereby deposes and swears or affirms under penalty of perjury that:
1. I am an employee of the Offeror, I have knowledge of the Intermediate Procurement referenced herein, and I have full authority from the Offeror to submit this affidavit and accept the responsibilities stated herein.
2. I am aware that the Offeror has submitted an Offer, dated on or about [insert date] (the “Offer”), to the State of Oregon (State) in response to Intermediate Procurement [insert Oregon Buys Bid #], for [insert description of Intermediate Procurement], and I am familiar with the contents of the Intermediate Procurement and Offer.
3. I have read and am familiar with the provisions of Oregon’s Public Records Law, Oregon Revised Statutes (“ORS”) 192.311 through 192.478, and the Uniform Trade Secrets Act as adopted by the State of Oregon, which is set forth in ORS 646.461 through ORS 646.475. I understand that the Offer is a public record held by a public body and is subject to disclosure under the Oregon Public Records Law unless specifically exempt from disclosure under that law.
4. I have reviewed the information contained in the Offer. The Offeror believes the information listed in Exhibit A is exempt from public disclosure (collectively, the “Exempt Information”), which is incorporated herein by this reference. It is my opinion that the Exempt Information is exempt from disclosure under Oregon’s Public Records Law under the specifically designated sections as set forth in Exhibit A or constitutes “Trade Secrets” under either the Oregon Public Records Law or the Uniform Trade Secrets Act as adopted in Oregon because that information is either:
A. A formula, plan, pattern, process, tool, mechanism, compound, procedure, production data, or compilation of information that:
i. is not patented,
ii. is known only to certain individuals within the Offeror’s organization and that is used in a business the Offeror conducts,
iii. has actual or potential commercial value, and
iv. gives its user an opportunity to obtain a business advantage over competitors who do not know or use it.
or
B. Information, including a drawing, cost data, customer list, formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique or process that:
i. Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to the public or to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and
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ii. Is the subject of efforts by the Offeror that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
5. I understand that disclosure of the information referenced in Exhibit A may depend on official or judicial determinations made in accordance with the Public Records Law.
Affiant’s Signature
State of ___________)
) ss:
County of ________)
Signed and sworn to before me on ___________ (date) by ______________________ (Affiant’s name).
Notary Public for the State of _________________
My Commission Expires: _________
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Exhibit A to Attachment B
Offeror identifies the following information as exempt from public disclosure under the following designated exemption(s):
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