Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act
Latest action · Oct 8, 2002 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 694.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Replaces definitions of "bundled contracts" and "bundling of contract requirements" with definitions of "consolidated contract" and "multiple award contract."
Prohibits a Federal contracting agency from executing a procurement strategy that includes a consolidated contract valued at more than $2 million unless such strategy: (1) identifies benefits anticipated from consolidation and alternative contracting approaches that would involve a lesser degree of consolidation; and (2) includes a determination that the consolidation is necessary and the benefits justify its use. Provides that a procurement strategy that includes a consolidation valued at more than $5 million shall also: (1) be supported by market research demonstrating that such contract will result in cost savings, quality improvements, reduction in acquisition cycle times, or better terms and conditions; (2) include an assessment of impediments to participation by small businesses as prime contractors that result from such consolidation; (3) specify actions designed to maximize small business participation as subcontractors; and (4) not be justified by savings in administrative or personnel costs unless such savings are substantial in relation to the total cost of the procurement.
Allows a small business, if an agency head solicits offers for a consolidated contract, to submit an offer that provides for the use of a particular team of subcontractors. Requires equal evaluation of such an offer.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2002 to Sep 18, 2002; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Original | May 7, 2002 |
| D-MO | Jean Carnahan | Original | May 7, 2002 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | May 7, 2002 |
| D-GA | Max Cleland | Jul 11, 2002 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Jul 24, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 18, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Referred May 7, 2002Markup Jul 24, 2002Reported Oct 8, 2002 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2002Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Kerry with amendments. With written report No. 107-306.
- Oct 8, 2002Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 694.
- Jul 24, 2002Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 7, 2002Introduced in Senate
- May 7, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3957-3958)
- May 7, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3958-3959)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6223 | Jean Carnahan D-MO | Jun 27, 2002 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3957–S3959Text printed S3958 | Christopher S. Bond R-MO, John F. Kerry D-MA (text) | May 7, 2002 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 17, 2002S. 2466, Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on July 24, 2002</p>
- Sep 17, 2002S. 2466, Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on July 24, 2002
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-710 | MARKUP OF PROCUREMENT, TRAINING AND COUNSELING, DROUGHT RELIEF, AND OTHER SMALL BUSINESS LEGISLATION232 pages | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Jul 24, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-686 | ARE GOVERNMENT PURCHASING POLICIES FAILING SMALL BUSINESS?163 pages | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Jun 19, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-718 | DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION POLICY82 pages | Armed Services Committee | Feb 27, 2002 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to modify the contract consolidation requirements in the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Small Business Federal Contractor Safeguard Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2002Reported to Senate
- May 7, 2002Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
