Small Business ECCEL Act

To amend the Small Business Act to ensure small business concerns receive assistance with post-award compliance with the requirements of a contract or subcontract, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Easy Contract Compliance Enhancement and List Act of 2016 Small Business ECCEL Act 2. Post-award compliance assistance from the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(k)(8) (1) by redesignating paragraphs (15), (16), and (17) as paragraphs (16), (17), and (18), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new paragraph: (15) shall provide assistance to a small business concern awarded a contract or subcontract under this Act or under title 10 or title 41, United States Code, with finding resources for education and training on compliance with contracting regulations (including the Federal Acquisition Regulation) after award of such a contract or subcontract. . 3. Post-award compliance assistance under the Mentor-Protege Program of the Department of Defense Section 831(e)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 10 U.S.C. 2302 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) the assistance the mentor firm will provide to the protege firm in understanding contract regulations of the Federal Government and the Department of Defense (including the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) after award of a subcontract under this section, if applicable. . 4. Post-award compliance resources for small business concerns Section 15 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644 (t) Post-Award compliance resources The Administrator shall provide to small business development centers (as defined in section 21) and entities participating in the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program under chapter 142 . 5. Post-award compliance assistance from procurement center representatives Section 15(l)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(l)(2) (1) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (J); (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following new subparagraph: (I) assist small business concerns with finding resources for education and training on compliance with contracting regulations (including the Federal Acquisition Regulation) after award of a contract or subcontract; and . 6. Post-award compliance assistance under the mentor-protege program of the Small Business Administration Section 45(b)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657r(b)(3) (K) The extent to which assistance with compliance with the requirements of contracting with the Federal Government after award of a contract or subcontract under this section. .

Summary: Small Business Easy Contract Compliance Enhancement and List Act of 2016 or the Small Business ECCEL Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to require each Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to assist a small business concern awarded a federal contract or subcontract under the Act, or under military or civilian procurement law, in finding resources for education and training on compliance with contracting regulations (including the Federal Acquisition Regulation [FAR]) after such an award. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 is amended to require agreements under the Mentor-Protege Program of Department of Defense (DOD) to include, if applicable, the assistance the mentor firm will give the protege firm in understanding contract regulations of the federal government and the DOD (including the FAR and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) after the award of a subcontract. The Small Business Act is amended to require the SBA to give small business development centers and entities participating in the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, and make available on the SBA website, a list of resources for small business concerns seeking education and assistance on post-award compliance with contracting regulations. Each procurement center representative may assist small business concerns in finding such education and training resources. The SBA, with respect to a non-DOD mentor-protege program, shall issue regulations to address the extent to which assistance to improve the ability of proteges to compete for federal prime contracts and subcontracts complies with post-award federal contracting requirements.