To amend the Small Business Act to modify the application of price evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to certain contracts, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-5450
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
Introduced: 2023-09-13
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Economic development

Inflation and prices

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2024-02-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 311.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><p><strong></strong>This bill revises the standards applicable to small businesses participating in the HUBZone program, a Small Business Administration program that provides federal contracting assistance to small business concerns. Specifically, the bill revises the circumstances under which a small business concern is granted certain price evaluation preferences.</p></body></html>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 311 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5450 [Report No. 118–381] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2023 Ms. Scholten (for herself and Ms. Salazar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business February 13, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 13, 2023 A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to modify the application of price evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to certain contracts, and for other purposes.

1. Application of price evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to certain contracts (a) In general Section 31(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657a(c)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Application to certain contracts The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall apply to an unrestricted order issued under an unrestricted multiple award contract or the unrestricted portion of a contract that is partially set aside for competition restricted to small business concerns. . (b) Rulemaking Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall revise any rules or guidance to implement the requirements of this section. (c) Compliance with Cutgo No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

February 13, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5450 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2023 Ms. Scholten (for herself and Ms. Salazar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to modify the application of price evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to certain contracts, and for other purposes.

1. Application of price evaluation preference for qualified HUBZone small business concerns to certain contracts (a) In general Section 31(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657a(c)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Application to certain contracts The requirements of subparagraph (A) shall apply to an unrestricted order issued under an unrestricted multiple award contract or the unrestricted portion of a contract that is partially set aside for competition restricted to small business concerns. . (b) Rulemaking Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall revise any rules or guidance to implement the requirements of this section.