To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.

To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts. 1. Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs (a) Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs (1) In general Chapter 47 section 4712 4713. Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs (a) Consideration The head of each executive agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors by requiring a contracting officer, in the evaluation of offers for any contract in an amount greater than $25,000,000— (1) to consider the existence of a qualified training program of an offeror as a factor in the evaluation; (2) to give consideration to an offeror that provides comprehensive training and education programs to develop its workforce, consistent with needs of the agency; and (3) in the consideration of past performance of an incumbent contractor, to consider the manner in which the incumbent contractor is educating, investing, and retaining the contractor’s workforce. (b) Incentives The head of each executive agency shall develop workforce development investment incentives for contractors. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed as altering or superceding the applicability of existing work force development investment incentives for contractors. (d) Qualified training program defined The term qualified training program (1) A program eligible to receive funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 (2) A program eligible to receive funds under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 21 U.S.C. 2301 (3) A program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act 29 U.S.C. 50 (4) Any other Federal program determined to be a qualified training program for purposes of this section by the head of the executive agency. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4712 the following new item: 4713. Consideration of contractors with qualified training programs. . (b) Applicability This Act and the amendments made by this Act apply with respect to contracts awarded on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill requires each executive agency to take into account the existence of qualified training programs of contractors. Specifically, a contracting officer, in evaluating offers for any contract in an amount greater than $25 million, must consider: the existence of a qualified training program of an offeror as a factor in the evaluation; an offeror that provides comprehensive training and education programs to develop its workforce, consistent with the agency's needs; and in assessing past performance, the manner in which an incumbent contractor is educating, investing, and retaining the contractor's workforce. "Qualified training program" is defined as: a program eligible to receive funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, a program eligible to receive funds under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, a program registered under the National Apprenticeship Act, or any other federal program determined by the agency to be a qualified training program. Each agency shall develop workforce development investment incentives for contractors.