[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 23, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 23CFR636.209] [Page 192-193] TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 636_DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING--Table of Contents Subpart B_Selection Procedures, Award Criteria Sec. 636.209 What items must be included in a phase-two solicitation? (a) You must include the requirements for technical proposals and price proposals in the phase-two solicitation. All factors and significant subfactors that will affect contract award and their relative importance must be stated clearly in the solicitation. Use your own procedures for the solicitation as long as it complies the requirements of this part. (b) At your discretion, you may allow proposers to submit alternate technical [[Page 193]] concepts in their proposals as long as these alternate concepts do not conflict with criteria agreed upon in the environmental decision making process. Alternate technical concept proposals may supplement, but not substitute for base proposals that respond to the RFP requirements.