Section 10477 Of Article 13. Darfur Contracting Act Of 2008 From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 13.
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. (a) A scrutinized company is ineligible to, and shall not,
bid on or submit a proposal for a contract with a state agency for
goods or services.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Director of General
Services may permit a scrutinized company, on a case-by-case basis,
to bid on or submit a proposal for a contract with a state agency for
goods or services, if it is in the best interests of the state to
permit the scrutinized company to bid on or submit a proposal for one
or more contracts with a state agency for goods or services.
(2) In making this determination, the Director of General Services
may utilize the following resources:
(A) Verification by an independent third party or nonprofit
organization that a company is doing either of the following:
(i) Undertaking significant humanitarian efforts in conjunction
with an international organization, the Government of Sudan, the
regional government of southern Sudan, or a nonprofit organization to
benefit one or more marginalized populations of Sudan. The party or
organization providing the verification or an independent third party
must evaluate and certify that the significant humanitarian efforts
are substantial in relation to the company's Sudan business
operations.
(ii) Through engagement with the Government of Sudan, materially
improving conditions for the genocidally victimized population in
Darfur.
(B) Consideration of a National Interest Waiver issued by the
President of the United States excluding a company from the federal
contract prohibitions provisions of the Sudan Accountability and
Divestment Act (Public Law 110-174).