A. “Award” shall mean a decision by the city to purchase goods or services from a particular bidder or proposer. For the purposes of this chapter, “award” includes the city’s selection of a particular proposal as most advantageous to the city.

B. “Federal agency” means any federal government agency that provides grants or funds to the city that the city will use in a procurement.

C. “Filing” shall mean physical delivery during regular city business hours to the city clerk requiring a receipt signed by a staff member of the city clerk’s office, such as United States certified first class mail, return receipt requested, or commercial document courier who obtains a receipt upon delivery. Filing does not mean or include electronic submission via the Internet or by fax.

D. “Interested party” means: (1) prior to submission of bids, proposals, or offers to the city, an actual or prospective bidder, proposer or offeror whose direct economic interest would be affected by the procurement; and (2) after submission of bids, proposals or offers to the city, an actual bidder, proposer, or offeror. “Interested party” does not include subcontractors, suppliers, or any person contracting with, or intending to contract with, an actual bidder, proposer, or offeror.

E. “Procurement” means: (1) a solicitation, invitation, or other request by the city for offers for a contract for the purchase, lease or acquisition of goods or services; and (2) an award or proposed award of such a contract. “Procurement” does not include the acquisition of any interest in real estate.

F. “Protest” means a written objection by an interested party to a procurement.

G. “Protestor” means an interested party who files a protest as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 2726-03 § 2, 2003.)