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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1760 
To promote strategic sourcing principles within the Federal Government. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2015 
Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. BERA, Mr. COFFMAN, 
Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. PETERS, Mr. COO-
PER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. RIBBLE, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, and Mr. 
JOYCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To promote strategic sourcing principles within the Federal 
Government. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Buy Smarter and Save 
Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. GOALS FOR STRATEGIC SOURCING OF FEDERALLY 
PROCURED GOODS AND SERVICES. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH GOALS FOR PUR-
CHASES AND SAVINGS USING STRATEGIC SOURCING.— 
The President shall establish— 
(1) an annual Government-wide goal to procure 
goods and services using strategic sourcing, in ac-
cordance with this section; and 
(2) an annual Government-wide goal for savings 
resulting from the use of strategic sourcing, in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(b) AMOUNT OF PROCUREMENT GOAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The goal for procurement of 
goods and services established under subsection (a) 
shall be— 
(A) in each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017, 
at least $100,000,000,000; and 
(B) in each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 
2020, at least $75,000,000,000. 
(c) AMOUNT OF SAVINGS GOAL.—The goal for sav-
ings resulting from the use of strategic sourcing estab-
lished under subsection (a) shall be— 
(1) in each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017, at 
least $10,000,000,000; and 
(2) in each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 
2020, at least $7,500,000,000. 
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SEC. 
3. 
IMPLEMENTATION 
OF 
STRATEGIC 
SOURCING 
GOALS BY OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET. 
(a) GUIDANCE BY OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET.—The Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall issue guidance to executive agencies for im-
plementing the goals established under section 2. The Di-
rector, in consultation with the heads of executive agen-
cies, may set specific goals for procurement and savings 
that are customized to individual executive agencies. 
(b) MATTERS COVERED.—In the guidance issued 
under subsection (a), the Director shall include, at a min-
imum, the following: 
(1) Criteria for the goods and services to be 
procured using strategic sourcing, consistent with 
the considerations described in subsection (c). 
(2) A description of the specific data required 
to be submitted by executive agencies to the Director 
regarding implementation of the goals. 
(3) Guidance on calculating and verifying sav-
ings generated from strategic sourcing. 
(4) Standards to measure progress towards 
meeting savings goals. 
(5) Procedures to hold agencies accountable 
and ensure that agencies are achieving their stra-
tegic sourcing goals. 
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(6) Procedures to ensure that an agency is not 
making purchases that significantly exceed the re-
quirements of the agency, including purchases of 
ammunition. 
(7) A list of existing Government-wide strategic 
sourcing vehicles. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the guidance 
issued under this section, the Director shall take into con-
sideration the application of strategic sourcing in a man-
ner that— 
(1) maintains a strong industrial and manufac-
turing base in the United States; 
(2) is consistent with international trade agree-
ments; 
(3) accounts for the benefits as well as the costs 
of procuring goods and services; 
(4) emphasizes the procurement of goods and 
services that are procured repetitively, procured Gov-
ernment-wide and in large amounts, and are non- 
technical and commercial in nature; 
(5) allows for easy conduct of a spend analysis 
under section 4(b); and 
(6) reflects the requirements of the Small Busi-
ness Act, including the provisions addressing con-
tract bundling, contract consolidation, and the need 
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to achieve the statutory small business prime con-
tracting and subcontracting goals in section 15 of 
that Act. 
(d) 
RELATIONSHIP
TO
FEDERAL
STRATEGIC 
SOURCING INITIATIVE.—In issuing guidance under this 
section, the Director shall take into account and be con-
sistent with the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative man-
aged by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the end 
of a fiscal year for which a goal is established under sec-
tion 2, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on 
the implementation of this Act. The report shall include, 
at a minimum— 
(1) the dollar amount of spending for goods and 
for services that was strategically sourced during the 
year covered by the report; 
(2) the extent of savings on purchases of goods 
and services realized by executive agencies during 
that year; and 
(3) such findings and recommendations as the 
Director considers appropriate. 
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ment shall conduct a spend analysis of procurements by 
the department during fiscal year 2014 to identify, assess, 
and quantify goods and services suitable for strategic 
sourcing. Based on the analysis, the Secretary shall select, 
for implementation in fiscal year 2016, at least one good 
or service to strategically source from among the top 20 
procurement spending categories for commercial goods 
and services that are identified in the analysis as suitable 
for strategic sourcing. 
SEC. 5. STUDY AND REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL. 
(a) STUDY ON CONTRACT UTILIZATION FEES.—The 
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
a study to assess the effect of contract utilization fees on 
the use of multiple agency contracts, including strategic 
sourcing vehicles using multiple award schedules, and 
shall submit a report on the results of the study to Con-
gress not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) STUDY
ON ESTABLISHING CONTRACT VEHI-
CLES.—The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to 
examine the cost of establishing each of the current Fed-
eral strategic sourcing initiative contract vehicles, and 
shall submit a report on the results of the study to Con-
gress not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(c) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
IMPLEMENTATION
OF 
ACT.— 
(1) ASSESSMENTS.—Each year, the Comptroller 
General shall assess— 
(A) the performance of executive agencies 
in implementing the strategic sourcing goals re-
quired by this Act; and 
(B) the amounts saved through the use of 
strategic sourcing, including a comparison of 
the costs of establishing and maintaining stra-
tegic sourcing contract vehicles. 
(2) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall 
submit a report on the results of the assessment to 
Congress not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
while the goals are in effect. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) COVERED DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered department’’ means the Department of De-
fense, the Department of Homeland Security, the 
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Department of Energy, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration, the Department of Health and Human 
Services, the General Services Administration, and 
the Small Business Administration. 
(3) STRATEGIC
SOURCING.—The term ‘‘stra-
tegic sourcing’’ means a structured and collaborative 
process of critically analyzing an organization’s 
spending patterns to better leverage its purchasing 
power, reduce costs, and improve overall value and 
performance. 
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