[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 23, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 23CFR636.113]

[Page 201]
 
                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 636--DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 636.113  Is the stipend amount eligible for Federal participation?

    (a) Yes, stipends are eligible for Federal-aid participation. 
Stipends are recommended on large projects where there is substantial 
opportunity for innovation and the cost of submitting a proposal is 
significant. On such projects, stipends are used to:
    (1) Encourage competition;
    (2) Compensate unsuccessful offerors for a portion of their costs 
(usually one-third to one-half of the estimated proposal development 
cost); and
    (3) Ensure that smaller companies are not put at a competitive 
disadvantage.
    (b) Unless prohibited by State law, you may retain the right to use 
ideas from unsuccessful offerors if they accept stipends. If stipends 
are used, the RFP should describe the process for distributing the 
stipend to qualifying offerors.