2012 HSB Contracting Reform Summary

2012 Contracting Reform Bills Passed by House Small Business Committee Summary

HR 3850: Goals

• Contracting goal 23%25%
• Subcontractor goal 35.9%40%
• Hold agencies accountable for not meeting goals

HR 3851: OSDBU

• Focuses OSDBU on agency acquisitions instead of outreach

HR 3893: Subcontracting

• Enforcement of subcontracting plans and increases teaming
• Increases transparency by publishing insourcing, allowing teaming, and cracking down on pass through entities

HR 3980: PCRs

• Greater involvement of PCRs through acquisition process

HR 4118: Multiple Award Contracts

• Increase small business participation through multiple award contracts

HR 4121: Early Stage Program

• Implements new federal contracting program for early stage small businesses

HR 3985: Mentor – Protégé

• Standardizes mentor – protégé programs

HR 3987: NAICS codes size standards

• Requires that size standard assigned to each common group is appropriate for each individual NAICS code that is put in the new group.

HR 4081: Bundling

• Stronger agency justification for bundling appeal process
• Stronger appeal process unjustified bundling
• Includes construction

HR 4206: Fraud Prevention

• Addresses fraud and helps small businesses comply with rules

HR 4203: WOSB Program

• Removes dollar caps
• Allows sole source authority Adds SBA Certification program