{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-236.303-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 236.303-1","heading":"236.303-1 Phase One.","body":"(a)(4) In lieu of the limitations on the maximum number of offerors that may be selected to submit phase-two proposals at FAR 36.303-1(a)(4), for DoD—\n(i) If the contract value exceeds $5.5 million, the maximum number of offerors specified in the solicitation that are to be selected to submit phase-two proposals shall not exceed five, unless—\n(A) The solicitation is issued for an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract for design-build construction; or\n(B) The head of the contracting activity, delegable to a level no lower than the senior contracting official within the contracting activity, approves the contracting officer's decision with respect to an individual solicitation, that a maximum number greater than five is in the best interest of the Government and is consistent with the purposes and objectives of the two-phase selection procedures. The decision shall be documented in the contract file (10 U.S.C. 3241(d)).\n(ii) If the contract value is at or below $5.5 million, the maximum number of offerors specified in the solicitation that are to be selected to submit phase-two proposals is at the discretion of the contracting officer.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER F—SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF CONTRACTING","PART 236—CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS","Subpart 236.3—Two-phase design-Build selection procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"88fc4f392afe904dbd8f07aa6e53b076785e5b5ba4087bb5a9f2747460250834","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-236.275","next":"us/48-cfr-236.570"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}