10 CFR § 452.3 - Solicitations.

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title: "10 CFR § 452.3 - Solicitations."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "452.3"
section_name: "Solicitations."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
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part_number: "452"
part_name: "PRODUCTION INCENTIVES FOR CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 7101  42 U.S.C. 16251."
regulatory_source: "74 FR 52871, Oct. 15, 2009, unless otherwise noted."
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# 452.3 Solicitations.

The reverse auction process commences with the issuance of a solicitation by DOE. DOE will publish a solicitation in the *Federal Register* and shall post the solicitation on its website at *www.eere.energy.gov* no later than 60 days before the bidding in a reverse auction under this part commences. The solicitation shall:

(a) Invite interested persons and businesses to submit pre-qualification statements;

(b) Set forth the terms on which bids will be accepted;

(c) Specify the open window for bidding; and

(d) Specify the date by which successful bidders will be required to file pre-auction eligibility submissions.