FIT Procurement Act

Bill: 118-hr-9595
Sponsor: Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7]
Introduced: 2024-09-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Competition and antitrust
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2024-09-16
text: 

Federal Improvement in Technology Procurement Act or the FIT Procurement Act

This bill addresses various issues related to federal procurement policy and the federal acquisition workforce. 

For example, the bill requires

the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) to establish a pilot program to consider incorporating experiential learning into the Federal Credentials Program, the Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting Officer’s Representative Program, and the Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers Program;

FAI to provide information and communications technology acquisition training for certain acquisition workforce members;

the General Services Administration to assume responsibility from the Office of Management and Budget for developing and implementing an artificial intelligence training program for certain acquisition workforce members;

the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) to issue guidance to increase competition among eligible firms, including specifying means to validate non-government past performance references and using evaluation methods other than past performance when appropriate; and

the OFPP to implement regulatory and other non-legislative actions, based on input from the Chief Acquisition Officers Council and the public, to remove barriers to entry for small businesses seeking to participate in federal government procurement.

The bill also increases the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000. (The federal government uses less complex procedures for the purchase of property and services valued below the simplified acquisition threshold. Purchases below the micro purchase threshold generally do not require soliciting competitive quotations if the contracting officer considers the price to be reasonable.)

action_date: 2024-12-16
text: 

Federal Improvement in Technology Procurement Act or the FIT Procurement Act

This bill addresses various issues related to federal procurement policy and the federal acquisition workforce. 

For example, the bill requires

the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) to establish a pilot program to consider incorporating experiential learning into the Federal Credentials Program, the Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting Officer’s Representative Program, and the Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers Program;

FAI to provide information and communications technology acquisition training for certain acquisition workforce members;

the General Services Administration to assume responsibility from the Office of Management and Budget for developing and implementing an artificial intelligence training program for certain acquisition workforce members;

the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) to issue guidance to increase competition among eligible firms, including specifying means to validate non-government past performance references and using evaluation methods other than past performance when appropriate; and

the OFPP to implement regulatory and other non-legislative actions, based on input from the Chief Acquisition Officers Council and the public, to remove barriers to entry for small businesses seeking to participate in federal government procurement.

The bill also increases the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000. (The federal government uses less complex procedures for the purchase of property and services valued below the simplified acquisition threshold. Purchases below the micro purchase threshold generally do not require soliciting competitive quotations if the contracting officer considers the price to be reasonable.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7212-7214)
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7212-7214)
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9595.
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7212-7214)
action_date: 2024-12-16
text: Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-09-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2024-09-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2024-09-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2024-09-16
text: Introduced in House