### Question
What does eligible bidder mean?


### Answer
**Eligible bidder** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 1594*:

> a person, partnership, firm, or corporation determined by the Secretary of Defense after consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (1) to be qualified by experience and financial responsibility to construct housing of the type described in subsection (a) of this section, and (2) to have submitted the lowest acceptable bid

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1594*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 9-HOUSING OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN NATIONAL DEFENSE > SUBCHAPTER XI-HOUSING FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL**

