Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Technical Corrections Act

Summary

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Technical Corrections Act This bill prohibits the federal government from using reverse auctions for complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services. Reverse auctions allow the sellers to bid down the price of a project and typically result in the contractor with the lowest bid winning the contract. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must define complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services . The General Services Administration shall report to specified congressional committees on this bill's effectiveness.

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Timeline

1. 20 April 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 April 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 20 April 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 April 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 April 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

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