To provide for flexibility in making emergency Federal procurements, and for other purposes.
Authorizes the head of each agency to designate certain employees to make such procurements below a micro-purchase threshold of $15,000 (currently, $2,500) under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.
Permits executive agencies to apply to any such procurement specified provisions of law relating to the procurement of commercial items, without regard to whether the property and services are commercial items. Deems the $5 million limitation on the use of special simplified acquisition procedures to be $10 million.
Requires executive agencies to use specified streamlined acquisition authorities and procedures for such procurements.
Allows executive agencies who engage in necessary basic, applied, and advanced research and development projects that have the potential to facilitate defense against or recovery from terrorism or a terrorist attack to exercise specified authority accorded the Secretary of Defense for research project transactions other than contracts and grants and to carry out prototype projects.
Directs executive agencies to conduct market research to identify the capabilities available in the marketplace in furtherance of defense against or recovery from terrorism or a terrorist attack.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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