I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3638 To revise postaward explanations for unsuccessful offerors for certain contracts in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 9, 2019 Ms. HOULAHAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To revise postaward explanations for unsuccessful offerors for certain contracts in the Federal Acquisition Regula- tion, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Acqui- 4 sition Transparency Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. POSTAWARD EXPLANATIONS FOR UNSUCCESSFUL 6 OFFERORS FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS. 7 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact- 8 ment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 9 be revised to require that with respect to an offer for a 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:33 Jul 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3638.IH H3638 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3638 IH task order or delivery order in an amount greater than 1 the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in section 2 134 of title 41, United States Code) and less than or equal 3 to $5,500,000 issued under an indefinite delivery-indefi- 4 nite quantity contract, the contracting officer for such 5 contract shall, upon written request from an unsuccessful 6 offeror, provide a brief explanation as to why such offeror 7 was unsuccessful that includes a summary of the rationale 8 for the award and an evaluation of the significant weak 9 or deficient factors in the offeror’s offer. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:33 Jul 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3638.IH H3638 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS