Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2016

Summary

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2016 This bill modifies the design-build selection procedures used by federal agencies soliciting offers to enter into civilian contracts for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work. Two-phase selection procedures (i.e., submission of qualifications and then the submission of price and technical proposals in response to a request for proposal) must be used when a contracting officer determines that a project has a value of $750,000 or greater. But for contracts valued at less than $750,000, the contracting officer makes the same determination under current law as to whether the use of two-phase selection procedures is appropriate when the officer anticipates at least three offers for the contract. Federal agencies must report, each year over a five-year period, on each instance where the agency awarded a design-build contract in which: (1) more than five finalists were selected for phase-two requests for proposals, or (2) the contract or order was awarded without using two-phase selection procedures. The Government Accountability Office must report on agency compliance with design-build contract procedures. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to prohibit the use of reverse auctions as part of the two-phase selection procedure for awarding contracts for construction and design services. A "reverse auction," with respect to procurement by an agency, is: (1) a real-time auction conducted through an electronic medium among at least two offerors who compete by submitting bids for a supply or service contract with the ability to submit revised lower bids before the closing of the auction; and (2) the award of the contract, delivery order, task order, or purchase order to the offeror based on the price obtained through the auction process.

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Timeline

1. 11 May 2016

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 May 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 May 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 May 2016

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

5. 17 May 2016

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 14 July 2016

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.

   Source: Calendars

7. 14 July 2016

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-691.

   Source: Committee

8. 14 July 2016

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-691.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Reported in House · 14 July 2016 · Official file
• Introduced in House · 11 May 2016 · Official file

Documents

6 official files

• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 14 July 2016

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 14 July 2016

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 14 July 2016

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 May 2016

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 May 2016

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 May 2016

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Sponsors

• Mark Meadows · R · Sponsor
• Mick Mulvaney · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsgo00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2015
• related to ← Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act of 2016