Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2014
Latest action · Dec 12, 2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 500.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 19, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2014 - Modifies the procedure for awarding civilian and defense agency design and construction contracts for federal buildings and facilities to require: (1) a contracting officer to provide a written justification to the head of a federal agency for requiring more than five finalists in the bidding process for such contracts and agency approval of such justification; and (2) the use of the two-phase selection process (i.e., the submission of qualifications and then the submission of price and technical proposals in response to a request for proposal) for contracts having a value of $1.5 million or greater, unless the agency head approves the contracting officer's justification that procedures other than two-phase selection procedures are in the best interest of the federal government.
Requires each civilian and defense agency to submit to the Comptroller General (GAO) and publish in the Federal Register, during a five-year period, annual reports on all cases in the preceding year in which: (1) more than five finalists were selected for phase-two requests for competitive proposals; or (2) two-phase selection procedures involving contracts with a value of $1.5 million or more were not used. Requires the Comptroller General to publish a report on agency compliance with the requirements of this Act.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2013 to Dec 11, 2014, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jul 19, 2013 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Jul 19, 2013 |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | Jul 19, 2013 |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Jul 19, 2013 |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Original | Jul 19, 2013 |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Original | Jul 19, 2013 |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Jul 22, 2013 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Jul 24, 2013 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Jul 24, 2013 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Sep 10, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Oct 22, 2013 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Mar 27, 2014 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 4, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jun 9, 2014 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 500.
- Dec 12, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 113-668.
- May 21, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 21, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 19, 2013Introduced in House
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2652 | A bill to improve the design-build process in Federal contracting. | Related bill | Jul 24, 2014 |
Subjects
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Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2014Reported in House
- Jul 19, 2013Introduced in House
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