Small Business Competition Enhancement Act of 1984

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Introduced

29 March 1984

Last action

7 August 1984 · Floor

Status

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Summary

Small Business Competition Enhancement Act of 1984 - Amends the Small Business Act to set forth specified evaluation considerations which must be weighed by Federal agencies with respect to solicitations for competitive and noncompetitive awards of development or production contracts for a major system. Provides a waiver for certain evaluation considerations if the contracting officer determines in writing that such requirement would not be applicable to the production contract or would not be in the best interests of the Government. Requires an agency before it can establish any prequalification requirement with respect to the awarding of a contract to: (1) prepare a written justification stating the reasons for the restriction and why free and open competition is not feasible; (2) specify in writing and make available upon request all standards which a contractor, or its product, must meet in order to become qualified; (3) provide an opportunity for a contractor to demonstrate its ability to meet such standards; and (4) inform such contractor as to whether qualification has been attained. Sets forth procedures an agency must follow in the event that the number of available qualified sources or products is less than five. Sets forth additional information which is to be included in all notices of proposed competitive and noncompetitive civilian and defense procurement actions of $10,000 and above. Requires an agency to: (1) publicly post solicitations which would have been synopsized in the Commerce Business Daily if it had equalled or exceeded the applicable dollar threshold for such publication; and (2) make available to small businesses the solicitation package for solicitations posted in abstract form and permit the copying of such solicitation. Declares it to be the policy of the United States that small businesses and small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals shall have to the maximum extent possible the opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts which are in excess of $10,000 and are not for personal services for subsystems, assemblies, components, and related services for major systems. Requires an agency with responsibility for a major system to include provisions relating to specified technical data in all production contracts in order to foster competitive procurement of spare parts requirements to maintain such systems. Provides a waiver for such provisions if the contracting officer determines in writing that any such provision would not be applicable to the production contract or would not be in the best interests of the Government. Requires an agency: (1) within one year after the enactment of this Act, to develop a plan for the management of such technical data received under contracts for the development, production, modification, or maintenance of major systems within its jurisdiction; and (2) within five years after the enactment of this Act, to complete implementation of such management plan and include the technical data for each major system within its jurisdiction. Specifies other matters the management plan shall address. Requires the Comptroller General, not later than 18 months after the enactment of this Act, to transmit to the Congress a report evaluating the plans of specified Federal agencies for the management of technical data for major systems within their jurisdiction. Requires a contracting officer, under specified circumstances, to initiate a review of the validity of restrictions on the Government's rights in technical data furnished under contract. Sets forth procedures for the certification of such restrictions. Requires the Small Business Administration to assign to each major procurement center a breakout procurement center representative who shall: (1) participate in evaluating the maintenance of a major system during its service life and determine whether requirements are to be procured through other than free and open competition; (2) review procurement method codes that restrict competition among small businesses and to request reevaluation of such restrictions by agency personnel; (3) review restrictions on competition that arise out of restrictions on the Government's rights in technical data and, when appropriate, recommend that the contracting officer initiate a review of the validity of such restriction; (4) obtain technical data for the preparation of a competitive solicitation package; and (5) have access to the unclassified procurement records and other data of the procurement center. Directs each agency to assign technical advisors to assist each breakout procurement center representative.

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Timeline

29 March 1984
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business.
Source: IntroReferral
29 March 1984
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
6 April 1984
Committee
Committee on Small Business. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
12 April 1984
Committee
Committee on Small Business. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1166.
Source: Committee
8 May 1984
Reported
Committee on Small Business. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
11 May 1984
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services by unanimous consent until June 8, 1984.
Source: IntroReferral
11 May 1984
Reported
Committee on Small Business. Reported to Senate by Senator Weicker with amendments. Without written report.
Source: Committee
11 May 1984
Reported
Committee on Small Business. Reported to Senate by Senator Weicker with amendments. Without written report.
Source: Committee
16 May 1984
Committee
Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held by the Ad Hoc Task Force on Selected Defense Procurement Matters. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1142.
Source: Committee
22 May 1984
Committee
Committee on Armed Services. Committee consideration held by the Ad Hoc Task Force on Selected Defense Procurement Matters.
Source: Committee
23 May 1984
Committee
Committee on Armed Services. Ad Hoc Task Force on Selected Defense Procurement Matters approved for full committee consideration, with amendments.
Source: Committee
24 May 1984
Reported
Committee on Armed Services. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
8 June 1984
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 974.
Source: Calendars
8 June 1984
Discharge
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged. Pursuant to the order of May 11, 1984.
Source: Discharge
8 June 1984
Committee
Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged. Pursuant to the order of May 11, 1984.
Source: Committee
11 June 1984
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 975.
Source: Calendars
11 June 1984
Reported
Committee on Armed Services. Reported to Senate by Senator Tower with amendments and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Source: Committee
11 June 1984
Reported
Committee on Armed Services. Reported to Senate by Senator Tower with amendments and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
Source: Committee
11 June 1984
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services by unanimous consent until the close of business, June 11, 1984.
Source: IntroReferral
14 June 1984
Floor
By Senator Weicker from Committee on Small Business filed written report. Report No. 98-523.
Source: Floor
14 June 1984
Committee
By Senator Weicker from Committee on Small Business filed written report. Report No. 98-523.
Source: Committee
7 August 1984
Floor
Measure laid before Senate.
Source: Floor

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Indefinitely postponed in Senate
summary · EN · 7 August 1984
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Reported to Senate amended, 2nd committee reporting
summary · EN · 11 June 1984
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Reported to Senate amended, 1st committee reporting
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 29 March 1984
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