Value Over Cost Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2118 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2118

  To amend title 41, United States Code, and title 10, United States 
    Code, to provide best value through the multiple award schedule 
                    program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2025

 Mr. Scott of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
   read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                          Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 41, United States Code, and title 10, United States 
    Code, to provide best value through the multiple award schedule 
                    program, 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 ``Value Over Cost Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING BEST VALUE THROUGH THE MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Civilian Contracts.--Section 152(3)(B) of title 41, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) orders and contracts under those procedures 
                result in--
                            ``(i) the lowest overall cost alternative; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) in the case that the Administrator 
                        of General Services determines that obtaining 
                        best value (as described under section 15.101 
                        of the Federal Acquisition Regulation) is 
                        necessary to promote the best interests of the 
                        Federal Government, obtaining the best value to 
                        meet the needs of the Federal Government.''.
    (b) Defense Contracts.--Section 3012(3)(B) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) orders and contracts under those procedures 
                result in--
                            ``(i) the lowest overall cost alternative; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) in the case that the Administrator 
                        of General Services determines that obtaining 
                        best value (as described under section 15.101 
                        of the Federal Acquisition Regulation) is 
                        necessary to promote the best interests of the 
                        Federal Government, obtaining the best value to 
                        meet the needs of the United States.''.
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