2010 Idaho Code
TITLE 67 STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 57 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
67-5726 PROHIBITIONS.

TITLE 67

STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS

CHAPTER 57

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

67-5726. Prohibitions. (1) No contract or order or any interest therein shall be transferred by the contractor or vendor to whom such contract or order is given to any other party, without the approval in writing of the administrator. Transfer of a contract without approval shall cause the annulment of the contract so transferred, at the option of the state. All rights of action, however, for any breach of such contract by the contracting parties are reserved to the state. No member of the legislature or any officer or employee of any branch of the state government shall directly, himself, or by any other person in trust for him or for his use or benefit or on his account, undertake, execute, hold or enjoy, in whole or in part, any contract or agreement made or entered into by or on behalf of the state of Idaho, if made by, through, or on behalf of the department in which he is an officer or employee; or if made by, through or on behalf of any other department unless the same is made after competitive bids.

(2) Except as provided by section 67-5718, Idaho Code, no officer or employee shall influence or attempt to influence the award of a contract to a particular vendor, or to deprive or attempt to deprive any vendor of an acquisition contract.

(3) No officer or employee shall conspire with a vendor or its agent, and no vendor or its agent shall conspire with an officer or employee, to influence or attempt to influence the award of a contract, or to deprive or attempt to deprive a vendor of an acquisition award.

(4) No officer or employee shall fail to utilize an open contract without justifiable cause for such action. No officer or employee shall accept property which he knows does not meet specifications or substantially meet the original performance test results.

(5) Deprivation, influence or attempts thereat shall not include written reports, based upon substantial evidence, sent to the administrator of the division of purchasing concerning matters relating to the responsibility of vendors.

(6) No vendor or related party, or subsidiary, or affiliate of a vendor may submit a bid to obtain a contract to provide property to the state, if the vendor or related party, or affiliate or subsidiary was paid for services utilized in preparing the bid specifications or if the services influenced the procurement process.