Step 1: Contextual Framework Pass (Facts)

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Facts:
In response to a public request for qualifications (RFQ), Engineer A submits his firm’s engineering qualifications to a state agency for a public project using the state’s public procurement procedures.
Prior to the interview process, Engineer B, a competitor of Engineer A, whose firm also intends to respond to the same RFQ, submits a state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request in order to obtain a copy of the qualifications information Engineer A submitted to the state.
The state provides the information to Engineer B.
Thereafter, Engineer B submits his firm’s engineering qualifications to the state agency for the same public project.