[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: 23CFR636.402]

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                           TITLE 23--HIGHWAYS
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 636_DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart D_Exchanges
 
Sec. 636.402  What types of information exchange may take place after 
the release of the RFP document?

    Certain types of information exchange may be desirable at different 
points after the release of the RFP document. The following table 
summarizes the types of communications that will be discussed in this 
subpart. These communication methods are optional.

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     Type of information exchange                When                   Purpose              Parties involved
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(a) Clarifications...................  After receipt of         Used when award without  Any offeror whose
                                        proposals.               discussions is           proposal is not clear
                                                                 contemplated. Used to    to the contracting
                                                                 clarify certain          agency.
                                                                 aspects of a proposal
                                                                 (resolve minor errors,
                                                                 clerical errors,
                                                                 obtain additional past
                                                                 performance
                                                                 information, etc.).
(b) Communications...................  After receipt of         Used to address issues   Only those offerors
                                        proposals, prior to      which might prevent a    whose exclusion from,
                                        the establishment of     proposal from being      or inclusion in, the
                                        the competitive range.   placed in the            competitive range is
                                                                 competitive range.       uncertain. All
                                                                                          offerors whose past
                                                                                          performance
                                                                                          information is the
                                                                                          determining factor
                                                                                          preventing them from
                                                                                          being placed in the
                                                                                          competitive range.
(c) Discussions (see Subpart E of      After receipt of         Enhance contracting      Must be held with all
 this part).                            proposals and after      agency understanding     offerors in the
                                        the determination of     of proposals and         competitive range.
                                        the competitive range.   offerors understanding
                                                                 of scope of work.
                                                                 Facilitate the
                                                                 evaluation process.
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