Nevada § 332.025 - Other terms defined

§ 332.025. Other terms defined

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “ Authorized representative ” means a person designated by the governing body to be responsible for the development,

award and proper administration of all purchases and contracts for a local government

or a department, division, agency, board or unit of a local government made pursuant

to this chapter. 2. “ Chief administrative officer ” means the person directly responsible to the governing body for the administration

of that particular entity. 3. “ Evaluator ” means an authorized representative, officer, employee, representative, agent, consultant

or member of a governing body who has participated in: (a) The evaluation of responses; (b) Negotiations concerning purchasing by a local government; or (c) The review or approval of the award, modification or extension of a contract. 4. “ Governing body ” means the board, council, commission or other body in which the general legislative

and fiscal powers of the local government are vested. The term includes a local school precinct. 5. “Local school precinct” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388G.535 . 6. “ On-line solicitation ” means a process by which a responding offeror submits a response to a solicitation

on a secure website on the Internet or its successor, if any, which is established

and maintained for that purpose. 7. “ Proprietary information ” means: (a) Any trade secret or confidential business information that is contained in a response

submitted to a governing body or its authorized representative on a particular contract;

or (b) Any other trade secret or confidential business information submitted to a governing

body or its authorized representative by a responding offeror and designated as proprietary

by the governing body or its authorized representative. As used in this subsection, “ confidential business information ” means any information relating to the amount or source of any income, profits, losses

or expenditures of a person, including data relating to cost, price, or the customers

of a responding offeror which is submitted in support of a response. The term does not include the amount of a response submitted to a governing body

or its authorized representative. 8. “ Responding offeror ” means a person who responds to a solicitation made by a governing body or its authorized

representative. 9. “ Solicitation ” means a written statement which sets forth the requirements and specifications of

a contract to be awarded by: (a) An invitation to bid; (b) A request for proposals; (c) A request for a statement of qualifications; (d) A request for a quotation; or (e) Any other accepted method of purchasing that complies with the provisions of this

chapter. 10. “Trade secret” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 600A.030 .