To amend the Small Business Act to eliminate the inclusion of option years in the award price for sole source contracts, and for other purposes.
Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2018
This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise requirements for the award of sole source contracts (contracts awarded without a competitive process) to (1) qualified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, (2) small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, (3) economically disadvantaged small businesses owned and controlled by women, and (4) small business concerns owned and controlled by women in substantially underrepresented industries.
The Government Accountability Office must evaluate the policies and practices used by the Small Business Administration and other federal agencies to ensure that contracting officers are properly classifying sole-source contracts under procurement programs for businesses owned by women and disabled veterans in the Federal Procurement Data System.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-943.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 115-943.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 734.
Mr. Chabot moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8810-8812)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6369.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Chabot objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8821)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 5 (Roll no. 401).(text: CR H8810-8811)
Roll Call #401 (House)On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 5 (Roll no. 401). (text: CR H8810-8811)
Roll Call #401 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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