Bill > HR2232

This bill, titled the "Make Every Small Business Count Act of 2013," amends the Small Business Act to allow prime contractors, who are companies awarded a contract by a federal agency, to receive credit towards their subcontracting plan for using small businesses as subcontractors at any level of the work, not just those directly hired by the prime contractor. A subcontracting plan is a commitment made by a prime contractor to award a certain percentage of their contract's work to small businesses. This change specifically applies when the subcontracting plan is for a single contract with a federal agency. The bill also clarifies definitions, defining a "subcontract" as an agreement where a contractor hires a third party to perform part or all of the work they are responsible for, a "first tier subcontractor" as one directly hired by the prime contractor, and "at any tier" as any subcontractor other than a first tier subcontractor. Additionally, the bill mandates a study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the feasibility of using federal reporting systems to track subcontractors for prime contractors with subcontracting plans that cover multiple contracts.