KRS 45A.110: Responsibility of bidders and offerors -- Determination -- Right of

nondisclosure.

(1) A written determination of responsibility of a bidder or offeror shall be made and it

shall be made in accordance with administrative regulations promulgated by the

secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet. A reasonable inquiry to

determine the responsibility of a bidder or offeror may be conducted. The failure of

a bidder or offeror to promptly supply information in connection with such an

inquiry may be grounds for a determination of nonresponsibility with respect to

such a bidder or offeror.

(2) A written determination of responsibility of a bidder or offeror shall not be made

until the bidder or offeror provides the secretary of the Finance and Administ ration

Cabinet with his sworn statement made under penalty of perjury that he has not

knowingly violated any provision of the campaign finance laws of the

Commonwealth and that the award of a contract to a bidder or offeror will not

violate any provision o f the campaign finance laws of the Commonwealth.

"Knowingly" means, with respect to conduct or to a circumstance described by a

statute defining an offense, that a person is aware or should have been aware that

his conduct is of that nature or that the circumstance exists.

(3) Except as otherwise provided by law, information furnished by a bidder or offeror

pursuant to this section may not be disclosed outside of the Division of State

Purchasing or the purchasing agency administering the contract without pr ior

written consent of the bidder or offeror.