This section applies to:any individual who, for a proposed City procurement, assists a City agency in the drafting, development, or issuance of specifications, an invitation for bids, a request for proposals, a request for qualifications, or any other document related to the procurement; and any person who employs that individual. A person described in subsection (a) of this section may not:submit a response for that procurement; or directly or indirectly, assist or represent another person in submitting a response for that procurement. For purposes of this section, the following transactions do not constitute assisting in the drafting of specifications, an invitation for bids, a request for proposals, or a request for qualifications:providing descriptive literature, such as catalogue sheets, brochures, technical data sheets, or standard specification “samples”, whether solicited by the City agency or unsolicited; submitting written comments on a specification prepared by an agency or on a solicitation for a bid or proposal, if comments have been solicited from 2 or more persons as part of a request for information or a prebid or preproposal process; or providing specifications for a sole-source or selected-source procurement authorized by law. Ord. 04-795 Ord. 16-503 Agency §2-2 Person §2-22