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Introduced
03/24/2015
03/24/2015
In Committee
03/24/2015
03/24/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Small Business Contractor's Clarification Act of 2015 This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the federal procurement requirements of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) with respect to small business contracts for articles, equipment, supplies, services or materials, or to perform construction work for the government. The permission to submit an offer for a procurement contract, even though the offeror is not the actual manufacturer or processor of the product in question, is extended to additional kinds of small businesses, including: women-owned small businesses; HUBZone small businesses, and small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. Contracts whose principal purpose is acquisition of services or construction are exempt from this Act. Limitations on SBA subcontracting are revised to require contracts that are principally for supplies from a regular dealer in such supplies, and that are not contracts principally for services or construction, to supply the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or processor, unless a waiver is granted by the Administrator under specified conditions.
AI Summary
This bill, the Small Business Contractor's Clarification Act of 2015, amends the Small Business Act to clarify rules for government contracts awarded to small businesses. Specifically, it expands the types of small businesses that can offer to provide a product to the government even if they are not the actual manufacturer or processor of that product, including women-owned small businesses, HUBZone small businesses (businesses located in historically underutilized business zones), and small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans. However, this provision does not apply to contracts where the main purpose is to acquire services or construction. The bill also revises rules for subcontracting, requiring that contracts primarily for supplies from a regular dealer (a business that buys and sells goods but does not manufacture them) must involve products from a domestic small business manufacturer or processor, unless the Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator grants a waiver, and this requirement also excludes contracts whose principal purpose is services or construction.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (on 03/24/2015)
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