Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2452
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2013-06-20
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Public contracts and procurement

Small business

Women in business
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-06-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to condition a government contracting officer's authority to restrict competition for any such federal contract upon the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) certifying each of the businesses as a small business concern owned and controlled by women. (Currently, the small business concerns themselves certify to the contracting officer that they are such a business according to SBA standards.)</p> <p>Allows a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to any economically disadvantaged women-owned small business if: (1) the small business is determined to be responsible and the contracting officer does not expect two or more of such businesses to submit offers; (2) the anticipated contract price will not exceed $6.5 million in the case of a manufacturing contract, or $4 million in the case of all other contracts; and (3) the contract can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Provides identical contracting authority for women-owned small businesses in substantially underrepresented industries.</p> <p>Expands the reporting requirements with respect to small business procurement contracts to require federal agencies to submit annual reports to the Administrator regarding such sole source contracts as well as the industries within which various contracts were awarded.</p>

action_date: 2014-12-11
action_desc: Reported to House without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to condition a government contracting officer's authority to restrict competition for any such federal contract upon the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) certifying each of the businesses as a small business concern owned and controlled by women. (Currently, the small business concerns themselves certify to the contracting officer that they are such a business according to SBA standards.)</p> <p>Allows a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to any economically disadvantaged women-owned small business if: (1) the small business is determined to be responsible and the contracting officer does not expect two or more of such businesses to submit offers; (2) the anticipated contract price will not exceed $6.5 million in the case of a manufacturing contract, or $4 million in the case of all other contracts; and (3) the contract can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Provides identical contracting authority for women-owned small businesses in substantially underrepresented industries.</p> <p>Expands the reporting requirements with respect to small business procurement contracts to require federal agencies to submit annual reports to the Administrator regarding such sole source contracts as well as the industries within which various contracts were awarded.</p>

tv_txt: 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 .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 498 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2452 [Report No. 113–661] 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 December 11, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mr. Connolly , Mr. Moran , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Peters of California , Ms. Hahn , Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Vargas , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. DeFazio , Ms. DeLauro , Mrs. Capps , Mr. Honda , Ms. Esty , Ms. Kaptur , and Mr. McGovern December 11, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 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 .

December 11, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed