PRICE Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-3038
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-12-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: 

Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2019 or the PRICE Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish an annual report on a DHS website on projects that have used innovative procurement techniques within DHS to accomplish specified goals.
 
Such goals are
 
 
improving or encouraging better competition,
 
reducing time to award,
 
achieving cost savings,
 
achieving better mission outcomes, or 
 
meeting the goals for contracts awarded to small business concerns. 

 
The Management Directorate shall (1) develop and disseminate guidance and offer training for specified personnel concerning when and how to use such techniques, and (2) share best practices across DHS and make available to other federal agencies information to improve procurement methods and training.
 
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy shall convene a Chief Acquisition Officers Council to examine best practices for acquisition innovation in contracting in the federal government.

action_date: 2020-12-14
text: 

Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost Efficiencies for Federal Procurement and Acquisitions Act of 2019 or the PRICE Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to publish an annual report on a DHS website on projects that have used innovative procurement techniques within DHS to accomplish specified goals.
 
Such goals are
 
 
improving or encouraging better competition,
 
reducing time to award,
 
achieving cost savings,
 
achieving better mission outcomes, or 
 
meeting the goals for contracts awarded to small business concerns. 

 
The Management Directorate shall (1) develop and disseminate guidance and offer training for specified personnel concerning when and how to use such techniques, and (2) share best practices across DHS and make available to other federal agencies information to improve procurement methods and training.
 
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy shall convene a Chief Acquisition Officers Council to examine best practices for acquisition innovation in contracting in the federal government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-315.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-315.
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Introduced in Senate