Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue rules for disclosing information about federal contract solicitations for which small businesses were eligible and that were issued and cancelled.
Under the rules for such a solicitation, an agency must provide (1) a justification for the cancellation, (2) information about any plans to reissue the solicitation and any associated time frames, and (3) information about any plans to include the requirements of the solicitation in another contract or task order of the agency.
Additionally, for such solicitations that an agency does not intend to reissue, the SBA must provide procedures for the agency to refer a small business that prepared a bid for such covered solicitation to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for assistance in identifying similar contracting opportunities.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 789 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 789
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
issue rules for cancelled covered solicitations, to amend the Small
Business Act to provide assistance to small business concerns relating
to certain cancelled solicitations, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 28, 2025
Mr. Latimer (for himself, Mr. Alford, and Mr. Mfume) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
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A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to
issue rules for cancelled covered solicitations, to amend the Small
Business Act to provide assistance to small business concerns relating
to certain cancelled solicitations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency and Predictability in
Small Business Opportunities Act''.
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RULES FOR CANCELLED COVERED
SOLICITATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration shall issue rules as follows:
(1) Requiring disclosure of information about a covered
solicitation that was issued and cancelled that includes the
following:
(A) A justification for the cancellation of such
covered solicitation.
(B) Available information about any plans to
reissue such covered solicitation and any associated
timeframes for such reissuance.
(C) Available information about any plans to
include the requirements of such covered solicitation
in another contract or task order of the Federal
agency.
(2) With respect to a cancelled covered solicitation which
the Federal agency does not intend to reissue, establishing
procedures for the referral of a small business concern (as
defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632)) that prepared a bid for such covered solicitation to the
Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (as
defined in section 15(k) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k))) of the
Federal agency for assistance in identifying similar
contracting opportunities.
(b) Publication.--The information required under subsection (a)
shall be made publicly accessible on the single, Government-wide point
of entry described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code.
(c) Covered Solicitation Defined.--The term ``covered
solicitation'' means a solicitation of a Federal agency for a
procurement for which two or more small business concerns were eligible
to submit a bid.
SEC. 3. DUTIES FOR DIRECTORS OF OFFICES OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESS UTILIZATION RELATING TO CERTAIN CANCELLED
SOLICITATIONS.
Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (21), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(22) shall, when notified by a small business concern
that a Federal agency cancelled a solicitation for which such
concern prepared a bid and such Federal agency does not intend
to reissue such solicitation, assist such concern with
identifying similar contracting opportunities.''.
SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE WITH CUTGO.
No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 0.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-35.
Reported by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 119-35.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 24.
Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2396-2398)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 789.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2396)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2396)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.