36 CFR § 52.16 - What options does the Director have in accepting or rejecting a response?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s52.16"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 52.16 - What options does the Director have in accepting or rejecting a response?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "52.16"
section_name: "What options does the Director have in accepting or rejecting a response?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
part_number: "52"
part_name: "VISITOR EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENTS AUTHORITY CONTRACTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "54 U.S.C. 101931-101938."
regulatory_source: "90 FR 5646, Jan. 17, 2025, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "52"
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# 52.16 What options does the Director have in accepting or rejecting a response?
(a) If no responsive responses are submitted, the Director may cancel the solicitation. After cancellation, the Director may establish new commercial services contract requirements and issue a new request for proposals.
(b) The Director reserves the right to accept or reject any or all responses received as a result of the solicitation, to waive minor irregularities, or to negotiate with any respondent, in any manner necessary, to serve the best interests of the National Park Service.
(c) No respondent or other person or entity will obtain compensable or other legal rights as a result of an amended, extended, canceled, or resolicited request for proposals for a contract.