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I have another question on Ethics:
A group of employees, who are planning to leave current employer, just learned that one their employer's client has just undertaken a request of proposal to hire a new consultant. The RFP has been sent to the employer and all of its competitor, however the new employer is not interested in the RFP
Can the new entity, before resigning the firm, apply to the RFP without violating the standard? please explain your answer.