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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 9, 2019
Small Business Acquisition Transparency Act of 2019
This bill requires a federal contracting officer, upon written request from an unsuccessful offeror for a task order or delivery order, to provide a brief explanation as to why such offeror was unsuccessful.
Specifically, this applies to an offer in an amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold and less than or equal to $5.5 million issued under an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract.
People & committees
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] · D–PA
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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