36 CFR § 51.27 - Who is a preferred offeror and what are a preferred offeror's rights to the award of a new concession contract?

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title: "36 CFR § 51.27 - Who is a preferred offeror and what are a preferred offeror's rights to the award of a new concession contract?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "51.27"
section_name: "Who is a preferred offeror and what are a preferred offeror's rights to the award of a new concession contract?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_name: "CONCESSION CONTRACTS"
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# 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.