premise: If the Recipient fails to submit an offer, he must then return all documents provided by the GSA within two months following the deadline for the submission of offers. 5.2  If the Recipient submits an offer but is not awarded the contract, he must return all documents provided by the GSA within two months following publication of the award notice. 5.3  The Recipient shall use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that any Authorised Third Parties to whom the Recipient has supplied any Confidential Information return such Confidential Information and any copies made of them to the GSA within the applicable deadlines stipulated under Articles 5.1 and 5.2 above. 5.4 Paragraphs 5.1 and 5.2 above shall not apply to the extent that the Recipient is required to retain any such Confidential Information by any applicable law, rule or regulation or by any competent judicial or governmental body.