{"data":{"id":"us/23-cfr-636.503","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"23 CFR 636.503","heading":"Must I notify offerors of my intent to use/not use discussions?","body":"Yes, in competitive acquisitions, the solicitation must notify offerors of your intent. You should either:\n(a) Notify offerors that discussions may or may not be held depending on the quality of the proposals received (except clarifications may be used as described in § 636.401). Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint; or\n(b) Notify offerors of your intent to establish a competitive range and hold discussions.","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":"fd5b10eda40127103d75d5246170c8370bd40b731c2fd1f0df7ca4a1d5039dd7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/23-cfr-636.502","next":"us/23-cfr-636.504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}