---
kind: "section"
citation: "41 U.S.C. § 2102"
title: "41"
title_heading: "Public Contracts"
number: "2102"
heading: "Prohibitions on disclosing and obtaining procurement information"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/41/2102"
units:
  - "Subtitle I — Federal Procurement Policy"
  - "Division B — Office of Federal Procurement Policy"
  - "Chapter 21 — Restrictions on Obtaining and Disclosing Certain Information"
---

# §2102. Prohibitions on disclosing and obtaining procurement information

- (a) **Prohibition on Disclosing Procurement Information.—**
  - (1) **In general.—** Except as provided by law, a person described in [paragraph (3)](#a-3) shall not knowingly disclose [contractor bid or proposal information](/usc/41/2101.md?p=2) or [source selection information](/usc/41/2101.md?p=7) before the award of a [Federal agency procurement](/usc/41/2101.md?p=4) contract to which the information relates.
  - (2) **Employee of private sector organization.—** In addition to the restriction in [paragraph (1)](#a-1), an employee of a private sector organization assigned to an agency under [chapter 37](/usc/5/chptIII/sptB/ch37.md) of title 5 shall not knowingly disclose [contractor bid or proposal information](/usc/41/2101.md?p=2) or [source selection information](/usc/41/2101.md?p=7) during the 3-year period after the employee’s assignment ends, except as provided by law.
  - (3) **Application.—** [Paragraph (1)](#a-1) applies to a person that—
    - (A)
      - (i) is a present or former [official](/usc/41/2101.md?p=5) of the Federal Government; or
      - (ii) is acting or has acted for or on behalf of, or who is advising or has advised the Federal Government with respect to, a [Federal agency procurement](/usc/41/2101.md?p=4); and
    - (B) by virtue of that office, employment, or relationship has or had access to [contractor bid or proposal information](/usc/41/2101.md?p=2) or [source selection information](/usc/41/2101.md?p=7).
- (b) **Prohibition on Obtaining Procurement Information.—** Except as provided by law, a person shall not knowingly obtain [contractor bid or proposal information](/usc/41/2101.md?p=2) or [source selection information](/usc/41/2101.md?p=7) before the award of a [Federal agency procurement](/usc/41/2101.md?p=4) contract to which the information relates.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3728.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 2102(a) | 41:423(a). | Pub. L. 93–400, § 27(a), (b), as added Pub. L. 100–679, § 6(a), Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4063; Pub. L. 101–189, title VIII, § 814(a)–(d)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1495; Pub. L. 101–510, title XIV, § 1484(l)(6), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1720; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 705(i), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 121; Pub. L. 103–355, title VIII, § 8301(e), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3397; Pub. L. 104–106, title XLIII, § 4304(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 659; Pub. L. 107–347, title II, § 209(d)(4), Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2930. |
| 2102(b) | 41:423(b). |  |