3.__Availability of copy of code of conduct.__The State Purchasing Agent shall make a copy of the state purchasing code of conduct available to all bidders subject to this subchapter.

4.__Affidavit requirement.__The State Purchasing Agent may not accept a bid for the sale of goods covered by this subchapter unless:

A.__Prior to the close of the bidding deadline, the bidder has filed with the agent a signed affidavit, executed and filed by a person authorized to commit the bidder to the code of conduct, stating:

(1)__That the bidder will comply with the code of conduct;

(2)__That the bidder has furnished a copy of the code of conduct to each supplier at the point of assembly of the goods subject to the bid process and required that each supplier inform the bidder of whether the supplier is in compliance with the code of conduct; and

(3)__That, to the best of the bidder's knowledge, each supplier at the point of assembly of the goods subject to the bid process is in compliance with the code of conduct; and

B.__The bidder has submitted a list of the names and addresses of suppliers at the point of assembly of goods subject to the bid process.

5.__Affidavit update requirement.__If, after complying with the filing requirements of this section, a bidder is awarded a contract, that contractor must, during the term of the contract, promptly inform the State Purchasing Agent of any change in the information furnished in the affidavit submitted at the time of the original bid and must submit a new, updated affidavit that conforms with the requirements of subsection 4.

Sec. A-2. 5 MRSA §1825-L, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. NNNN, §1, is repealed.

Sec. A-3. 5 MRSA §1825-N, first ¶, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. NNNN, §1, is amended to read: