{"data":{"id":"us/23-cfr-636.505","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"23 CFR 636.505","heading":"Must a contracting agency establish a competitive range if it intends to have discussions with offerors?","body":"Yes, if discussions are held, they must be conducted with all offerors in the competitive range. If you wish to hold discussions and do not formally establish a competitive range, then you must hold discussions with all responsive offerors.","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":"f51226041f5bdb4cad5b5a5fedcd7da4fa1095f91ed36f088487372a77cd8242","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/23-cfr-636.504","next":"us/23-cfr-636.506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}