[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR36.301]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 36_CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart 36.3_Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures
 
Sec.  36.301  Use of two-phase design-build selection procedures.

    (a) During formal or informal acquisition planning (see part 7), if 
considering the use of two-phase design-build selection procedures, the 
contracting officer shall conduct the evaluation in paragraph (b) of 
this section.
    (b) The two-phase design-build selection procedures shall be used 
when the contracting officer determines that this method is appropriate, 
based on the following:
    (1) Three or more offers are anticipated.
    (2) Design work must be performed by offerors before developing 
price or cost proposals, and offerors will incur a substantial amount of 
expense in preparing offers.
    (3) The following criteria have been considered:
    (i) The extent to which the project requirements have been 
adequately defined.
    (ii) The time constraints for delivery of the project.
    (iii) The capability and experience of potential contractors.
    (iv) The suitability of the project for use of the two-phase 
selection method.

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    (v) The capability of the agency to manage the two-phase selection 
process.
    (vi) Other criteria established by the head of the contracting 
activity.