The U.S. Department of Justice needs to have construction work done on a federal courthouse. The agency asks contractors to submit bids. This is
A) an offer.
B) an invitation to submit offers, not an offer itself.
C) a catalogue, not an offer.
D) a circular, not an offer.

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The request for bids is an invitation to submit offers, not an offer itself. The contractors' bids will then be evaluated and the agency may choose to make an offer to the winning bidder.

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