§ 6-5-401 — Definitions

(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Governmental entity" means any unit of state or
local government or any branch, subdivision or agency thereof or
any school district or special district;
(ii) "Kickback" means any money, fee, commission,
credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value or compensation of any
kind that is provided, directly or indirectly, to any public
official, public servant, prime contractor, prime contractor
employee, subcontractor or subcontractor employee for the
purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatment
in connection with a prime contract or in connection with a
subcontract relating to a prime contract;
(iii) "Prime contractor" means any person who has
entered into a public contract;
(iv) "Prime contractor employee" means any officer,
partner, employee or agent of a prime contractor;
(v) "Public contract" means any contract for goods,
services or construction awarded to any person with or without
bid by any governmental entity, regardless of any procedures for
the bid or contract process that are required by law;
(vi) "Public officer" means as defined by W.S. 6-5-
101(a)(v);
(vii) "Public servant" means as defined by W.S. 6-5-
101(a)(vi);
(viii) "Subcontract" means a contract or contractual
action entered into by a prime contractor or subcontractor for
the purpose of obtaining goods, services or construction of any
kind under a public contract;
(ix) "Subcontractor" means any person, except for the
prime contractor, who offers to furnish or furnishes any goods,
services or construction of any kind under a public contract or
a subcontract entered into in connection with a public contract.
"Subcontractor" shall include any person who offers to furnish
or furnishes goods, services or construction to the prime
contractor or a higher-tier subcontractor;
(x) "Subcontractor employee" means any officer,
partner, employee or agent of a subcontractor.