Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 332 > General Provisions

• Authorized representative: means a person designated by the governing body to be responsible for the development, award and proper administration of all purchases and contracts for a local government or a department, division, agency, board or unit of a local government made pursuant to this chapter. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025
• confidential business information: means any information relating to the amount or source of any income, profits, losses or expenditures of a person, including data relating to cost, price, or the customers of a responding offeror which is submitted in support of a response. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Governing body: means the board, council, commission or other body in which the general legislative and fiscal powers of the local government are vested. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025
• local government: means :

  (a) Every political subdivision or other entity which has the right to levy or receive money from ad valorem taxes or other taxes or from any mandatory assessments, including counties, cities, towns, school districts and other districts organized pursuant to chapters 244, 318, 318A, 379, 450, 474, 539, 541, 543 and 555 of NRS. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.015

• Local school precinct: has the meaning ascribed to it in Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025
• person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
• Responding offeror: means a person who responds to a solicitation made by a governing body or its authorized representative. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025
• Solicitation: means a written statement which sets forth the requirements and specifications of a contract to be awarded by:

  (a) An invitation to bid;

  (b) A request for proposals;

  (c) A request for a statement of qualifications;

  (d) A request for a quotation; or

  (e) Any other accepted method of purchasing that complies with the provisions of this chapter. See Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025

• Trade secret: has the meaning ascribed to it in Nevada Revised Statutes 332.025