(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).
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 272, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009. Note: Section 10480 suggests conditions for future repeal action.)
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