3.0.0 5199 2023-01-11T13:33:04Z 2023-01-11T13:33:04Z House HR 2016-05-11 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 74 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEADOWS:H.R. 5199.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 ofSection 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution,which provides Congress with the ability to enact legislationnessecary and proper to effectuate its purpose in taxing andspending.[Page H2282]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2016-07-14T19:11:51Z Markup by 2016-05-17T15:51:29Z Referred to 2016-05-11T14:02:15Z H. Rept. 114-691 Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2015 114 1526 S 2016-10-27 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 656. Related bill CRS Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act of 2016 114 3011 S 2016-06-06 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 505. Related bill CRS 2016-07-14 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00535 2016-07-14 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-691. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2016-07-14 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-691. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2016-05-17 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2016-05-17 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2016-05-11 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2016-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 N M001182 Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] Mick Mulvaney R SC 5 2016-05-17 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2016-05-24 False 2016-06-15T16:11:48Z H.R. 5199, Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2016 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51693 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 17, 2016 Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Building construction Congressional oversight Government buildings, facilities, and property Government studies and investigations Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Public contracts and procurement Government Operations and Politics 00 2016-05-11 Introduced in House 2016-06-14T19:15:18Z Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2016

This bill modifies the design-build selection procedures used by federal agencies soliciting offers to enter into civilian contracts for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work. Two-phase selection procedures (i.e., submission of qualifications and then the submission of price and technical proposals in response to a request for proposal) must be used when a contracting officer determines that a project has a value of $750,000 or greater. But for contracts valued at less than $750,000, the contracting officer makes the same determination under current law as to whether the use of two-phase selection procedures is appropriate when the officer anticipates at least three offers for the contract.

Federal agencies must report, each year over a five-year period, on each instance where the agency awarded a design-build contract in which: (1) more than five finalists were selected for phase-two requests for proposals, or (2) the contract or order was awarded without using two-phase selection procedures. The Government Accountability Office must report on agency compliance with design-build contract procedures.

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to prohibit the use of reverse auctions as part of the two-phase selection procedure for awarding contracts for construction and design services. A "reverse auction," with respect to procurement by an agency, is: (1) a real-time auction conducted through an electronic medium among at least two offerors who compete by submitting bids for a supply or service contract with the ability to submit revised lower bids before the closing of the auction; and (2) the award of the contract, delivery order, task order, or purchase order to the offeror based on the price obtained through the auction process.

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(Sec. 3) This bill modifies the design-build selection procedures used by federal agencies soliciting offers to enter into civilian contracts for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work. Two-phase selection procedures (i.e., submission of qualifications and then the submission of price and technical proposals in response to a request for proposal) must be used when a contracting officer determines that a project has a value of $3 million or greater. But for contracts valued at less than $3 million, the contracting officer makes the same determination under current law as to whether the use of two-phase selection procedures is appropriate when the officer anticipates at least three offers for the contract.

Federal agencies must report, each year through FY2021, on each instance where the agency awarded a design-build contract in which: (1) more than five finalists were selected for phase-two requests for proposals, or (2) the contract or order was awarded without using two-phase selection procedures. The Government Accountability Office must report on agency compliance with design-build contract procedures.

(Sec. 4) The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to prohibit the use of reverse auctions as part of the two-phase selection procedure for awarding contracts for construction and design services. A "reverse auction," with respect to procurement by an agency, is: (1) a real-time auction conducted through an electronic medium among at least two offerors who compete by submitting bids for a supply or service contract with the ability to submit revised lower bids before the closing of the auction; and (2) the award of the contract, delivery order, task order, or purchase order to the offeror based on the price obtained through the auction process.

]]> Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2016 Display Title Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 41, United States Code, to improve the manner in which Federal contracts for construction and design services are awarded, and to prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2016 Short Titles as Reported to House Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2016 H House Reported in House 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5199rh/xml/BILLS-114hr5199rh.xml Introduced in House 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5199ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5199ih.xml 2016-07-14 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535. 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.