---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 3565.257"
title: "7"
number: "3565.257"
heading: "Procurement actions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/3565.257"
---

# §3565.257. Procurement actions.


All construction procurement actions, whether by sealed bid or by negotiation, must be conducted in a manner that provides maximum open and free competition.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989; 42 U.S.C. 1480.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 39458, July 22, 1998, unless otherwise noted.