3.0.0 679 2023-01-11T13:34:17Z 2023-01-11T13:34:17Z House HR 2017-01-24 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MEADOWS:H.R. 679.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1[Page H689]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Reported by 2017-03-29T18:38:41Z Markup by 2017-02-02T14:48:29Z Referred to 2017-01-24T15:08:05Z H. Rept. 115-68 Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017 115 2113 S 2018-04-18 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 382. Related bill House Related bill CRS 2017-03-29 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 39. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00039 2017-03-29 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-68. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-03-29 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-68. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-02-02 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2017-02-02 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2017-01-24 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 N G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2017-01-24 True R000604 Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] Steve Russell R OK 5 2017-01-24 True F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2017-01-31 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2017-01-31 False 2017-02-16T21:07:11Z H.R. 679, Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52428 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 2, 2017 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 2017-01-24 Introduced in House 2017-02-16T20:00:51Z Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017

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 if 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 if 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 Regulation shall be amended to prohibit the use of reverse auctions as part of the two-phase selection procedures for awarding contracts for construction and design services. A "reverse auction," with respect to any procurement by an executive 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, or a delivery order, task order, or purchase order under the 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 if 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 if the officer anticipates at least three offers for the contract.

Federal agencies must report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 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 OMB must compile and submit such reports to the Government Accountability Office, which must issue a report analyzing such reports and agency compliance with design-build contract procedures.

(Sec. 4) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be amended to prohibit the use of reverse auctions as part of the two-phase selection procedures for awarding contracts for construction and design services. A "reverse auction," with respect to any procurement by an executive 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, or a delivery order, task order, or purchase order under the 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 2017 Display Title Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 41, United States Code, to improve the manner in which Federal contracts for design and construction services are awarded, to prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017 Short Titles as Reported to House Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017 H House Reported in House 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr679rh/xml/BILLS-115hr679rh.xml Introduced in House 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr679ih/xml/BILLS-115hr679ih.xml 2017-03-29 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 39. 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.