---
kind: "section"
citation: "10 C.F.R. § 452.3"
title: "10"
number: "452.3"
heading: "Solicitations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/10/452.3"
---

# §452.3. Solicitations.


The reverse auction process commences with the issuance of a solicitation by DOE. DOE will publish a solicitation in the Federal Register and shall post the solicitation on its website at www.eere.energy.gov no later than 60 days before the bidding in a reverse auction under this part commences. The solicitation shall:

- (a) Invite interested persons and businesses to submit pre-qualification statements;
- (b) Set forth the terms on which bids will be accepted;
- (c) Specify the open window for bidding; and
- (d) Specify the date by which successful bidders will be required to file pre-auction eligibility submissions.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 16251.

### Source

Source: 74 FR 52871, Oct. 15, 2009, unless otherwise noted.