To amend the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 relating to local guard contracts abroad under the diplomatic security program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-2533
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2015-05-21
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Law enforcement officers

Protection of officials

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to: </p> <ul> <li>authorize the Secretary of State to award a local guard contract abroad under the diplomatic security program on the basis of best value (as determined by a cost-technical trade off analysis); and </li> <li>report to Congress for each such contract providing the basis for the award and an explanation of the inability to satisfy the Department of State's needs by technically acceptable, lowest price evaluation award.</li></ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2533 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2015 Ms. Frankel of Florida (for herself and Mr. Weber of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 relating to local guard contracts abroad under the diplomatic security program, and for other purposes.

1. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program (a) In general Section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ( 22 U.S.C. 4864(c)(3) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) in evaluating proposals for such contracts, award contracts to technically acceptable firms offering the lowest evaluated price, except that— (A) the Secretary may award contracts on the basis of best value (as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis); and (B) proposals received from United States persons and qualified United States joint venture persons shall be evaluated by reducing the bid price by 10 percent; . (b) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes— (1) an explanation of the implementation of paragraph (3) of section 136(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, as amended by subsection (a) of this section; and (2) for each instance in which an award is made pursuant to subparagraph (A) of such paragraph (3), as so amended, a written justification and approval, providing the basis for such award and an explanation of the inability to satisfy the needs of the Department of State by technically acceptable, lowest price evaluation award.