OAR 177-038-0140: Submission, Receipt, Opening, and Recording of Offers; Confidentiality of Offers

(1) Offer Submission: Offeror must submit Offers in response to a procurement in the format specified by the Solicitation Document. All Bids and Proposals are firm Offers and are irrevocable, valid, and binding on the Offeror for not less than sixty Days following Closing unless otherwise specified in the Solicitation Document. (2) Receipt: The Lottery shall electronically or mechanically time-stamp or hand-mark the date and time of receipt of each Offer and any modification received by the Lottery. The Lottery shall not open sealed Offers or any modification upon receipt, but shall maintain it as confidential until Closing. If the Lottery inadvertently opens a sealed Offer or any modification prior to Closing, the Lottery shall reseal and document the circumstances surrounding the inadvertent opening for its files and return the Offer or modification to its confidential state until Closing. (3) Opening: The Lottery does not publicly open Offers.