3.0.0 5255 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z 2023-01-11T13:25:55Z House H HR 2014-07-30 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESHOO:H.R. 5255.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.[Page H7127]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-07-30T14:00:43Z 2014-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2014-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 N C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2014-07-30 True H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] Richard Hanna R NY L. 22 2014-07-30 True S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2014-07-30 True D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2014-07-30 True Government Operations and Politics Advanced technology and technological innovations Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure General Services Administration Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Small Business Administration Small business Government Operations and Politics 00 2014-07-30 Introduced in House 2014-09-15T15:03:51Z Reforming Federal Procurement of Information Technology Act or RFP-IT Act - Establishes an increased $500,000 simplified acquisition threshold for contracts for the purchase of information technology services from a small business concern.

Makes permanent the authority to issue solicitations for purchases of commercial items in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold. 

Establishes within the General Services Administration (GSA) the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program to bring non-government innovators into the federal government to solve challenges of national importance.

Redesignates the Office of Electronic Government as the United States Digital Government Office or United States DGO. Designates the head of such Office as the U.S. Chief Information Officer.

Establishes in the DGO the Digital Service Pilot Program to provide digital services to support executive agencies on high-priority federal information technology projects.

Directs the GSA Administrator to conduct an in-depth analysis of IT Schedule 70. Defines "IT Schedule 70" as the multiple award supply of GSA for the procurement of information technology.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on: (1) the effectiveness of the 18F program of GSA, (2) IT Schedule 70, and (3) challenges and barriers to entry for small business technology firms into the federal marketplace.

Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to be revised to clarify that agency acquisition personnel are permitted and encouraged to engage in responsible and constructive exchanges with industry, so long as such exchanges are consistent with existing law and do not promote an unfair competitive advantage.

Requires the U.S. Chief Information Officer to advise the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on improving the performance of federal agencies in development specifications for an information technology project contract.

Makes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) a member of the FAR Council.

]]> RFP-IT Act Display Title RFP-IT Act Official Title as Introduced To enhance the procurement of information technology by establishing a United States Digital Government Office and United States Chief Information Officer, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced RFP-IT Act Short Titles as Introduced Reforming Federal Procurement of Information Technology Act Introduced in House 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5255ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5255ih.xml 2014-07-30 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.