Small Business Fair Competition Act
Latest action · Oct 23, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
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.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Fair Competition Act - Allows an incumbent contractor to recompete for a proposed contract in the case of a government solicitation for bids or proposals for goods or services that are substantially the same as under a current contract, provided the contractor currently performing the contract represents in good faith that it is a small business.
Permits such representation to be made if the incumbent contractor: (1) meets the definition of a small business concern applicable to the solicitation and has not been determined by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to be other than a small business; or (2) was a small business when the current contract was awarded, is no longer a small business at the time of the solicitation, and will revert to being a small business if not awarded the proposed contract.
Allows the government to qualify a contract being awarded to the incumbent contractor as a small business set-aside for the duration of the contract.
Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised to implement this Act.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Small Business Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2009 |
| Contracting and Infrastructure Subcommittee | Referred Sep 14, 2009 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2009 |
| Government Operations Subcommittee | Referred Oct 23, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
- Sep 14, 2009Introduced in House
- Sep 14, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology .
- Sep 14, 2009Referred to House Small Business
- Sep 14, 2009Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Sep 14, 2009Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To allow incumbent contractors to be eligible to re-compete for Government contracts as small businesses, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Small Business Fair Competition Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2009Introduced in House
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