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kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 51.27"
title: "36"
number: "51.27"
heading: "Who is a preferred offeror and what are a preferred offeror's rights to the award of a new concession contract?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/51.27"
---

# §51.27. Who is a preferred offeror and what are a preferred offeror's rights to the award of a new concession contract?

- (a) A preferred offeror is a concessioner that the Director has determined is eligible to exercise a right of preference to the award of a qualified new concession contract in accordance with this part.
- (b) A right of preference is the right of a preferred offeror, if it submits a responsive proposal for a qualified concession contract, to match in accordance with the requirements of this part the terms and conditions of a competing proposal that the Director has determined to be the best responsive proposal.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 54 U.S.C. 101901-101926 and title IV of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-391).

### Source

Source: 65 FR 20668, Apr. 17, 2000, unless otherwise noted.