---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 51.31"
title: "36"
number: "51.31"
heading: "What happens if a preferred offeror does not submit a responsive proposal?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/51.31"
---

# §51.31. What happens if a preferred offeror does not submit a responsive proposal?


If a preferred offeror fails to submit a responsive proposal, the offeror may not exercise a right of preference. The concession contract will be awarded to the offeror submitting 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.