A request for proposal, an invitation to bid, or any other document issued by a purchasing agency, with the intent of soliciting responses for the potential award of a contract, must include notice of the certification requirement of this section.

Each bidder or offeror shall, at the time a bid or offer is submitted, or at the time a contract that is subject to § 5-18A-14, 5-18A-40, 5-18B-29, 5-18B-44, or 5-18D-17 is awarded or renewed, certify, in writing, that the bidder or offeror is not a prohibited entity.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 5-18A-51

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2

If at any time thereafter, any party to a contract subject to § 5-18A-14, 5-18A-40, 5-18B-29, 5-18B-44, or 5-18D-17 becomes a prohibited entity, that party must provide written notification to the purchasing agency. Upon receiving the notification, the agency may terminate the contract.

Source: SL 2023, ch 18, § 3.