I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2452 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2013 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. Payne , Mr. Barber , Ms. Chu , Ms. Clarke , and Ms. Meng ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Women’s Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013 . 2. Women’s Procurement Program Equalization Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), so that subparagraph (E) reads as follows: (E) each of the concerns— (i) is certified by a Federal agency, a State government, or a national certifying entity approved by the Administrator, as a small business concern owned and controlled by women; or (ii) is certified by the Administrator as a small business concern owned and controlled by women. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (7) Sole source contracts for economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses In accordance with this section, a contracting officer may award a sole source contract to any small business concern meeting the requirements of section 8(m)(2)(A) of this Act if— (A) such concern is determined to be a responsible contract with respect to performance of such contract opportunity and the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that 2 or more businesses meeting the requirements of section 8(m)(2)(A) will submit offers; (B) the anticipated award price of the contract (including options) will not exceed— (i) $6,500,000 in the case of a contract opportunity assigned a standard industrial code for manufacturing; or (ii) $4,000,000 in the case of any other contract opportunity; and (C) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price. (8) Sole source contracts for women owned small businesses in substantially underrepresented industries In accordance with this section, a contracting officer may award a sole source contract to any small business concerns meeting the requirements of section 8(m)(3) of this Act if— (A) such concern is determined to be a responsible contract with respect to performance of such contract opportunity and the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that 2 or more businesses meeting the requirements of section 8(m)(3) will submit offers; (B) the anticipated award price of the contract (including options) will not exceed— (i) $6,500,000 in the case of a contract opportunity assigned a standard industrial code for manufacturing; or (ii) $4,000,000 in the case of any other contract opportunity; and (C) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price. . 3. Reporting on goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns Section 15(h)(2)(E)(viii) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644 ) is amended to read as follows: (viii) small business concerns owned and controlled by women— (I) in the aggregate; (II) through competitions restricted to small business concerns; (III) through competitions restricted using the authority under section 8(m)(2); (IV) through competitions restricted using the authority under section 8(m)(2) and in which the waiver authority under section 8(m)(3) was used; (V) through sole source contracts awarded using the authority under section 8(m)(7); (VI) through sole source contracts awarded using the authority under section 8(m)(8) and in which the waiver authority under section 8(m)(3) was used; (VII) by industry in which the contracts described in subclauses (III) through (VI) were awarded; and (VIII) through unrestricted competition; and .