The Procurement Integrity Act (“PIA”), codified at 41 U.S.C. § 2101–2107, is intended to prevent unethical and improper competitive practices from influencing federal procurements.
To achieve this end, the PIA prohibits knowingly disclosing, or knowingly obtaining, source selection information or contractor bid or proposal information (collectively, “Protected Information”) before the award of a federal agency procurement contract to which such information relates.
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