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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 143 (Monday, September 16, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. DONALDS:H.R. 9596.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. I, Sec. 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Federal Procurement[Page H5239]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Value Over Cost Act of 2024&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill specifies that contracts and orders under the multiple award schedule program of the General Services Administration (GSA) may be evaluated on &lt;em&gt;best value&lt;/em&gt;, rather than lowest overall cost, if the GSA determines that to be in the best interests of the federal government. (&lt;em&gt;Best value&lt;/em&gt; allows consideration of non-cost factors when evaluating contract proposals to determine the offer that provides the greatest overall benefit. The GSA's multiple award schedules provide federal agencies with a simplified process for obtaining commercial supplies and commercial services at prices associated with volume buying.)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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