---
kind: "section"
citation: "23 C.F.R. § 636.408"
title: "23"
number: "636.408"
heading: "Can communications be used to cure proposal deficiencies?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/23/636.408"
---

# §636.408. Can communications be used to cure proposal deficiencies?

- (a) No, communications must not be used to:
  - (1) Cure proposal deficiencies or material omissions;
  - (2) Materially alter the technical or cost elements of the proposal; and/or
  - (3) **Otherwise revise the proposal.**
- (b) Communications may be considered in rating proposals for the purpose of establishing the competitive range.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 1503 of Pub. L. 109-59, 119 Stat. 1144; Sec. 1307 of Pub. L. 105-178, 112 Stat. 107; 23 U.S.C. 101, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 119, 128, and 315; 49 CFR 1.48(b).

### Source

Source: 67 FR 75926, Dec. 10, 2002, unless otherwise noted.