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Bill113th CongressFiled Jun 20, 2013Commerce
H.R. 2452

Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013

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What it doesSummary reported to house without amendment (Dec 11, 2014)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to condition a government contracting officer's authority to restrict competition for any such federal contract upon the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) certifying each of the businesses as a small business concern owned and controlled by women. (Currently, the small business concerns themselves certify to the contracting officer that they are such a business according to SBA standards.)

Allows a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to any economically disadvantaged women-owned small business if: (1) the small business is determined to be responsible and the contracting officer does not expect two or more of such businesses to submit offers; (2) the anticipated contract price will not exceed $6.5 million in the case of a manufacturing contract, or $4 million in the case of all other contracts; and (3) the contract can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Provides identical contracting authority for women-owned small businesses in substantially underrepresented industries.

Expands the reporting requirements with respect to small business procurement contracts to require federal agencies to submit annual reports to the Administrator regarding such sole source contracts as well as the industries within which various contracts were awarded.

What just happenedDec 11, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7](D-NY)Sponsor
22 cosponsors22 D
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  • Reported in HouseDec 11, 2014
  • Introduced in HouseJun 20, 2013
  1. Dec 11, 2014CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498.

  2. Dec 11, 2014CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 113-661.

  3. Dec 11, 2014Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 113-661.

  4. Mar 5, 2014Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  5. Mar 5, 2014Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  6. Jun 20, 2013IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

  7. Jun 20, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  8. Jun 20, 2013IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House without amendmentDec 11, 201479

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to condition a government contracting officer's authority to restrict competition for any such federal contract upon the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) certifying each of the businesses as a small business concern owned and controlled by women. (Currently, the small business concerns themselves certify to the contracting officer that they are such a business according to SBA standards.)

Allows a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to any economically disadvantaged women-owned small business if: (1) the small business is determined to be responsible and the contracting officer does not expect two or more of such businesses to submit offers; (2) the anticipated contract price will not exceed $6.5 million in the case of a manufacturing contract, or $4 million in the case of all other contracts; and (3) the contract can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Provides identical contracting authority for women-owned small businesses in substantially underrepresented industries.

Expands the reporting requirements with respect to small business procurement contracts to require federal agencies to submit annual reports to the Administrator regarding such sole source contracts as well as the industries within which various contracts were awarded.

Introduced in HouseJun 20, 2013

Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to condition a government contracting officer's authority to restrict competition for any such federal contract upon the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) certifying each of the businesses as a small business concern owned and controlled by women. (Currently, the small business concerns themselves certify to the contracting officer that they are such a business according to SBA standards.)

Allows a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to any economically disadvantaged women-owned small business if: (1) the small business is determined to be responsible and the contracting officer does not expect two or more of such businesses to submit offers; (2) the anticipated contract price will not exceed $6.5 million in the case of a manufacturing contract, or $4 million in the case of all other contracts; and (3) the contract can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Provides identical contracting authority for women-owned small businesses in substantially underrepresented industries.

Expands the reporting requirements with respect to small business procurement contracts to require federal agencies to submit annual reports to the Administrator regarding such sole source contracts as well as the industries within which various contracts were awarded.

Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013 — Informed