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Paragraph 6-3  SOLICITATION PROVISIONS.

Solicitation provisions are designed to provide information to prospective contractors about the solicitation stage of the procurement process.  Terms and conditions which apply to the contract upon award are referred to as contract clauses.  The Forms HUD-5369 and HUD-5369-A (Appendix 11) contain provisions to be included in all solicitations for construction work.  For non-construction procurements, forms HUD-5369-B and HUD-5369-C must be used (Appendix 12).  It may be useful to request that bidders provide samples of their products for a supply contract.  In such case, a provision similar to the following should be included in the invitation for bids: [24 CFR 8536(i)]