[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: 23CFR636.501]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 636--DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart E--Discussions, Proposal Revisions and Source Selection
 
Sec. 636.501  What issues may be addressed in discussions?


    In a competitive acquisition, discussions may include bargaining. 
The term bargaining may include: persuasion, alteration of assumptions 
and positions, give-and-take, and may apply to price, schedule, 
technical requirements, type of contract, or other terms of a proposed 
contract.