{"data":{"id":"us/23-cfr-636.507","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"23 CFR 636.507","heading":"What subjects are prohibited in discussions, communications and clarifications with offerors?","body":"You may not engage in conduct that:\n(a) Favors one offeror over another;\n(b) Reveals an offeror's technical solution, including unique technology, innovative and unique uses of commercial items, or any information that would compromise an offeror's intellectual property to another offeror;\n(c) Reveals an offerors price without that offeror's permission;\n(d) Reveals the names of individuals providing reference information about an offeror's past performance; or\n(e) Knowingly furnish source selection information which could be in violation of State procurement integrity standards.","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":"94e6a479beb0188b87fb11111b738dfa995296017a1416af01e4c150a8ae4934","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/23-cfr-636.506","next":"us/23-cfr-636.508"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}