Small Business Fairness Act

Summary

Small Business Fairness Act This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise requirements with respect to solicitation of offers for bundled contracts issued by the head of a federal agency that allows a small business to submit an offer (bid) that provides for the use of a particular team of subcontractors for the performance of the contract. The small business may now also bid on a bundled or consolidated contract that provides for the use of a joint venture of small businesses. For certain federal procurement contracts awarded to a team of small business prime contractors and subcontractors or a joint venture of small businesses, the contracting officer must certify annually to the Small Business Administration (SBA), for each year the contract is in effect, that each small business member of the team or joint venture has the same status of a small business, small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, qualified HUBZone small business, small business owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, or small business owned and controlled by women, as applicable, that it had at the time the contract was awarded. This requirement shall not apply to a contract awarded to a joint venture of small businesses that is a protege under a SBA approved mentor-protege program.

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Timeline

1. 15 April 2015

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 April 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 April 2015

   Reported

   Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

   Source: Committee

4. 10 June 2015

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.

   Source: Calendars

5. 10 June 2015

   Reported

   Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Vitter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

6. 10 June 2015

   Reported

   Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Vitter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

7. 28 June 2016

   Floor

   By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 114-288.

   Source: Floor

8. 28 June 2016

   Committee

   By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report. Report No. 114-288.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Reported to Senate · 10 June 2015 · Official file
• Introduced in Senate · 15 April 2015 · Official file

Documents

6 official files

• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 10 June 2015

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 10 June 2015

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 10 June 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 April 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 April 2015

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 15 April 2015

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Sponsors

• Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• · sssb00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Small Business Joint Venturing Act of 2015
• related to → Small Contractors Improve Competition Act of 2015
• related to → National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016