36 CFR § 51.31 - What happens if a preferred offeror does not submit a responsive proposal?

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title: "36 CFR § 51.31 - What happens if a preferred offeror does not submit a responsive proposal?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "51.31"
section_name: "What happens if a preferred offeror does not submit a responsive proposal?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "51"
part_name: "CONCESSION CONTRACTS"
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authority: "54 U.S.C. 101901-101926 and title IV of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-391)."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 20668, Apr. 17, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 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.