House Bill 3638
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Small Business Acquisition Transparency Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 9, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3638
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Small Business Acquisition Transparency Act of 2019
This bill requires a federal contracting officer, upon written request from an unsuccessful offeror for a task order or delivery order, to provide a brief explanation as to why such offeror was unsuccessful.
Specifically, this applies to an offer in an amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold and less than or equal to $5.5 million issued under an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract.
July 9, 2019
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07/09/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
07/09/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:44 PM