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Union Calendar No. 178 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2006 

[Report No. 115–246] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the procurement practices 

of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 6, 2017 

Mr. COFFMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

JULY 24, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 

procurement practices of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VA Procurement Effi5 ciency and Transparency Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INFORMATION ON COST OR PRICE SAVINGS FROM 

7 COMPETITION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 38, United 

9 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8128 

10 the following new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 8129. Information on cost or price savings from 

12 competition 

13 ‘‘(a) RECORDING OF INFORMATION.—With respect to 

14 any contract awarded by the Secretary that is reported 

15 in the Federal Procurement Data System described in sec16 tion 1122(a)(4)(A) of title 41, United States Code, or any 

17 successor system, the Secretary shall record information 

18 on the amount of any cost or price savings realized by 

19 using competitive procedures in awarding such contract. 

20 ‘‘(b) PLACEMENT OF RECORDS.—The Secretary shall 

21 place recorded information under subsection (a) as follows: 

22 ‘‘(1) With respect to contracts recorded in the 

23 Electronic Contract Management System, or any 

24 successor system, in such system. 


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1 ‘‘(2) With respect to contracts not covered by 

2 paragraph (1), in a location determined appropriate 

3 by the Secretary. 

4 ‘‘(c) CALCULATION OF COST SAVINGS.—(1) In car5 rying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall calculate the 

6 amount of cost or price savings realized by using competi7 tive procedures in awarding a contract by— 

8 ‘‘(A) subtracting the total value of the selected 

9 offer or quote from the average of the total values 

10 of all offers or quotes evaluated; or 

11 ‘‘(B) subtracting the total value of the selected 

12 offer or quote from the total value of the median 

13 offer or quote evaluated. 

14 ‘‘(2) If the difference calculated pursuant to para15 graph (1) is negative, the Secretary shall record such dif16 ference as zero. 

17 ‘‘(3) The Secretary shall make calculations under 

18 paragraph (1) with respect to a contract— 

19 ‘‘(A) at the time at which the Secretary obli20 gates amounts under such contract; or 

21 ‘‘(B) if such contract contains options, at the 

22 time at which the option is exercised.’’. 

23 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

24 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 


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1 after the item relating to section 8128 the following new 

2 item: 

‘‘8129. Information on cost or price savings from competition.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. USE OF STANDARDIZED PROCUREMENT TEM4 PLATES. 

5 To the extent practicable, the Secretary of Veterans 

6 Affairs shall make available and use on a Department7 wide basis the standardized procurement templates used 

8 by the Central Office of the Department, the Veterans 

9 Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administra10 tion, and the National Cemetery Administration. In car11 rying out this section, the Secretary may customize such 

12 templates to address particular procurement situations. 


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Union Calendar No. 178 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2006 

[Report No. 115–246] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 

Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. the procurement practices of the Department of 

JULY 24, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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