[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 36, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 36CFR51.31] [Page 278] TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 51_CONCESSION CONTRACTS--Table of Contents Subpart E_Right of Preference to a New Concession Contract Sec. 51.31 What happens if a preferred offeror does not submit a responsive proposal? If a preferred offeror fails to submit a responsive proposal, the offeror may not exercise a right of preference. The concession contract will be awarded to the offeror submitting the best responsive proposal.