Procurement-Influencing Authority Informal Peer Solicitation State
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4068913e
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Procurement-InfluencingAuthorityInformalPeerSolicitationState
Definition
State in which a client authority who holds significant influence over an upcoming professional services procurement informally solicits technical opinions from a competing firm about the incumbent professional's work decisions — outside of any formal procurement or peer review process — creating a structurally compromised evaluation context that conflates contract selection influence with technical assessment, and potentially prejudicing the incumbent professional's competitive position without due process.
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Definition
State in which a client authority who holds significant influence over an upcoming professional services procurement informally solicits technical opinions from a competing firm about the incumbent professional's work decisions — outside of any formal procurement or peer review process — creating a structurally compromised evaluation context that conflates contract selection influence with technical assessment, and potentially prejudicing the incumbent professional's competitive position without due process.
Source Evidence
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The City Administrator will also be heavily involved in the effort to select the consulting firm for the next 3-year contract.
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Ontology
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Class
Content Hash
4068913e5ad0a33b...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
20
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-25T16:20:36.580700+00:00
First Discovered In Case
20
Generated
2026-02-25T16:20:36.580700+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 20 Extraction