CHAPTER 31
ESTABLISHING THE COMPETITIVE RANGE
If discussions are to be held, the contracting officer and source selection authority establish a competitive range. This simply means that they do not have to hold discussions with all contractors that have submitted proposals. Instead, they may limit the pool of offerors with which they will hold discussions to the cream of the crop. Some contractors refer to the competitive range as the short list.
Previously, the FAR required that the competitive range include all offerors that had a reasonable chance of receiving the award following discussions. If there was any doubt about whether a particular ...
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