{"data":{"id":"us/23-cfr-636.501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"23 CFR 636.501","heading":"What issues may be addressed in discussions?","body":"In a competitive acquisition, discussions may include bargaining. The term bargaining may include: persuasion, alteration of assumptions and positions, give-and-take, and may apply to price, schedule, technical requirements, type of contract, or other terms of a proposed contract.","path":["Title 23—Highways","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER G—ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS","PART 636—DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING","Subpart E—Discussions, Proposal Revisions and Source Selection"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-23.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:50Z","sha256":"7807b68d85327611252ac3f4e2e84660c77dbcd451824da4c8001fa038085500","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/23-cfr-636.409","next":"us/23-cfr-636.502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}