[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 36, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 36CFR51.27] [Page 293] 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. 51.27 Who is a preferred offeror and what are a preferred offeror's rights to the award of a new concession contract? (a) A preferred offeror is a concessioner that the Director has determined is eligible to exercise a right of preference to the award of a qualified new concession contract in accordance with this part. (b) A right of preference is the right of a preferred offeror, if it submits a responsive proposal for a qualified concession contract, to match in accordance with the requirements of this part the terms and conditions of a competing proposal that the Director has determined to be the best responsive proposal.