Small Business Procurement Reform Act of 1981

Summary

Small Business Procurement Reform Act of 1981 - Requires that any Government procurement contract for which a notice for bidding is published in the Commerce Business Daily remain open for bidding for at least 30 days. Establishes exceptions to such requirement in specified circumstances. Amends the Small Business Act to establish a goal of 20 percent participation by small business concerns with each Federal agency for the procurement of items which the Small Business Administration (SBA) determines can be produced by small business. Directs each Federal agency to take all feasible steps to subdivide large procurements into smaller components on which small businesses can bid. Requires any Federal agency to provide small business concerns, upon request, with copies and summaries of laws and regulations materially affecting the performance of contracts open for bids under $100,000. Establishes Government procurement contract arbitration panels within the SBA to facilitate the resolution of contract disputes between any small business concern and any Federal agency having procurement authority. Establishes the Small Business Procurement Advisory Committee to advise the Administrator of the SBA and Congress on Government procurement contracts awarded to or set aside for small business concerns.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 16 December 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Small Business.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 December 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 December 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 25 January 1982

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on General Oversight.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 December 1981

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10] · R · Sponsor
• · hssm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Small Business Procurement Reform Act of 1981
• related to → Small Business Procurement Reform Act of 1981