41 U.S.C. § 8
Section 8 · Opening bids
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 50 Md. App. 525 - Maryland Port Administration v. C. J. Langenfelder & Son, Inc. (1982)
Most recently applied in BLR Group of America, Inc. v. United States (August 2010)
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Whenever proposals for supplies have been solicited, the parties responding to such solicitation shall be duly notified of the time and place of opening the bids, and be permitted to be present either in person or by attorney, and a record of each bid shall then and there be made.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Codification
R.S. §3710 derived from Res. Jan. 31, 1868, No. 8, 15 Stat. 246.
Exemption of Functions
Functions authorized by Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, as exempt, see Ex. Ord. No. 11223, eff. May 12, 1965, 30 F.R. 6635, set out as a note under section 2393 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.