Yes, in competitive acquisitions, the solicitation must notify offerors of your intent. You should either:
(a) Notify offerors that discussions may or may not be held depending on the quality of the proposals received (except clarifications may be used as described in § 636.401). Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint; or
(b) Notify offerors of your intent to establish a competitive range and hold discussions.
authority: Sec. 1503 of Pub. L. 109–59, 119 Stat. 1144; Sec. 1307 of Pub. L. 105–178, 112 Stat. 107;
23 U.S.C. 101,
109,
112,
113,
114,
115,
119,
128,
and;
49 CFR 1.48(b)
source: 67 FR 75926, Dec. 10, 2002, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 23 CFR 636.503