Newsom's office called our diaper contract reporting "demonstrably false." State records show what happened
Summary
California's governor's office disputed a news report about a no-bid diaper contract awarded to Baby2Baby, calling parts of it false. After 66 days of requesting records, the state posted documents showing the contract was legally exempt from the usual competitive bidding required for state contracts.Key Facts
- California gave Baby2Baby a diaper contract without a normal competitive bidding process.
- The state's contract database labeled the deal "NON-COMPETITIVELY BID."
- State law typically demands public advertising, scoring, and protests in competitive bids, but exemptions are allowed and this contract used one.
- Governor Newsom said the deal went through a competitive bidding process, but officials later clarified he was not using the formal legal definition.
- Records released after 66 days showed no scoring sheets or clear evaluation criteria for the selection.
- The governor’s office disputed claims that they delayed releasing the documents to hide information and said they needed more time to process the requests legally.
- The number of applicants reported varies between 11, 14, and 15, and some supposed applicants did not meet with the agency.
- The news outlet updated its story where additional facts were confirmed but maintained parts where the records did not support the governor’s office claims.
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