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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 6, 2018
Stop Unfair Bid Shopping Act of 2018 or the SUBS Act
This bill requires an executive agency awarding a construction contract using sealed bid procedures in an amount greater than $1.5 million to: (1) require an offeror for the contract to include a list in the offer of each subcontractor that the offeror intends to use, for any subcontract expected to be awarded in excess of $100,000; and (2) include a clause in the contract requiring that the prime contractor submit to the agency a written notification of any subcontractor substituted after the award of the contract for a subcontractor so listed, along with an updated estimate for the cost of performing the work associated with the substituted subcontractor.
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Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] · D–CA
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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