What is meant by the requirement to “not participate in the contract, purchase, sale or decision”?
The general rule is that an ASU employee participates in the contract, purchase, sale or decision, if the ASU employee does any of the following: • The ASU employee initiates the internal ASU decision-making process on the contract, sale, purchase or decision. • The ASU employee analyzes for ASU or otherwise gives advice to ASU about the contract, sale, purchase or decision. • The ASU employee makes a recommendation or otherwise communicates in any manner with anyone involved in the ASU decision-making process. The ASU employee makes the final decision on the contract, sale, purchase or decision. • The ASU employee is involved in any other way in the ASU decision-making process. However, the following will not be considered by ASU as “participating in the contract, purchase, sale or decision”: • An ASU employee may tell appropriate persons within ASU that a contract, purchase, sale, service or decision is needed by ASU when this is within the ASU employee’s job responsibilities. • An A
