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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 36: Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts › Subpart 36.3

FAR 36.303 Procedures.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section describes how solicitations and evaluations work for a two-phase design-build selection process. It explains that one or two solicitations may be used, that Phase One evaluations decide which offerors move to Phase Two, and that a single contract is awarded through competitive negotiation.

Applies to: Contracting officers and offerors in two-phase design-build procurements

Key terms: solicitation · Phase One · Phase Two · offerors · competitive negotiation

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

One solicitation may be issued covering both phases, or two solicitations may be issued in sequence. Proposals will be evaluated in Phase One to determine which offerors will submit proposals for Phase Two. One contract will be awarded using competitive negotiation.

← 36.302 Scope of work. · 36.303-1 Phase One. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 36

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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