A bill to reaffirm that the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997 does not limit a contracting officer's discretion regarding whether to make a contract available for award pursuant to any of the restricted competition programs authorized by the Small Business Act.
Small Business Programs Parity Act of 2010 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize (current law requires) a contract to be awarded on the basis of competition restricted to qualified HUBZone (heavily underutilized business zone) small businesses if the contracting officer reasonably expects that at least two qualified HUBZone small businesses will submit offers and that the award can be made at a fair market price.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2163)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2163)
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