{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-4280.54","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 4280.54","heading":"Construction procurement requirements.","body":"Construction, including bidding and awarding of contracts, must be conducted in a manner that provides maximum open and free competition.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER XLII—RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 4280—LOANS AND GRANTS","Subpart A—Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Programs"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"fb54d0678b160cb4e03684a6e0c0e64e29fc65bd513f369c5a2e80be9b13097c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-4280.53","next":"us/7-cfr-4280.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}