Pursuant to 119. 071 Florida Statutes, a sealed proposal to this solicitation is exempt from public records disclosure until the Department provides notice of its intended decision or 30 days after opening of proposals, whichever comes earlier. Rejection of all proposals may result in up to 12 months of exemption from public records disclosure pursuant to section119.071, Florida Statutes, for those proposals should the Department concurrently provide notice that it intends to reissue the competitive solicitation. Notwithstanding the prior statements in the section, portions of sealed proposals may remain confidential or exempt from disclosure if properly protected under other applicable law. See section 3.6.
