[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1812 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1812

 To direct the Administrator of General Services to establish a small 
         business growth pilot program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2011

   Mr. Connolly of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of General Services to establish a small 
         business growth pilot program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Growth Act''.

SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 
establish a small business growth pilot program (in this section 
referred to as the ``program'').
    (b) Restricted Competition for Certain Contracts.--Under the 
program, a contracting officer for the General Services Administration 
may award a contract on the basis of competition restricted to program 
participants determined eligible under subsection (c) if--
            (1) the anticipated award price of the contract (including 
        options) is reasonably expected to exceed the simplified 
        acquisition threshold;
            (2) the Administrator determines that, if the contract were 
        not awarded under the program, the contract would likely be 
        awarded to an entity other than a small business concern;
            (3) there is a reasonable expectation that at least 2 
        program participants determined eligible under subsection (c) 
        will submit offers with respect to the contract; and
            (4) the contract award can be made at a fair market price.
    (c) Program Participant Eligibility.--The Administrator shall 
determine an entity to be a participant in the program and eligible to 
be awarded a contract under subsection (b) if the entity--
            (1) is enrolling as a mentor in or is participating as a 
        mentor in the Mentor-Protege Program of the Administration 
        related to contracting;
            (2) if participating as a mentor in the Mentor-Protege 
        Program, has at least one protege that is a small business 
        concern under that program;
            (3) has fewer than 1,500 employees; and
            (4) is not a small business concern.
    (d) Consideration Required.--
            (1) In general.--A contracting officer for the 
        Administration shall consider awarding a contract under 
        subsection (b) before awarding that contract on the basis of 
        full and open competition.
            (2) Report to administrator.--At the request of the 
        Administrator, a contracting officer shall submit to the 
        Administrator a report on the reasons a contract was or was not 
        awarded on the basis of competition restricted to program 
        participants determined eligible under subsection (c).
    (e) Notice to the Public.--With respect to a contract opportunity 
determined to meet the criteria specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) 
of subsection (b), a contracting officer for the Administration may 
provide notice of the contract opportunity on the Web site of the 
Administration and on any other appropriate Federal Web site relating 
to contracting. The contracting officer shall ensure that the notice 
includes the eligibility requirements specified in subsection (c).
    (f) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date on 
which the program is established, and annually thereafter, the 
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the program, which 
shall include the number of contracts awarded in the prior year on the 
basis of competition restricted to program participants determined 
eligible under subsection (c), the value of the contracts, a 
description of the work carried out under the contracts, and the number 
of program participants determined eligible under subsection (c).
    (g) Termination.--The program shall terminate on the date that is 5 
years after the date on which the program is established.
    (h) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Contracting officer.--The term ``contracting officer'' 
        has the meaning given that term in section 2101(1) of title 41, 
        United States Code.
            (2) Full and open competition.--The term ``full and open 
        competition'' has the meaning given that term in section 107 of 
        title 41, United States Code.
            (3) Simplified acquisition threshold.--The term 
        ``simplified acquisition threshold'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 134 of title 41, United States Code.
            (4) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
        concern'' has the meaning given that term in section 3(a) of 
        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
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