118 HR 6740 IH: Defense Small Business Affiliate Consideration Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-12-13 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.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6740IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 13, 2023Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo require the Secretary of Defense to amend the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to include consideration of past performance of affiliates of small business concerns, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Defense Small Business Affiliate Consideration Act of 2023.

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Consideration of past performance of affiliates of small business concerns

Not later than July 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall amend section 215.305 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement (or any successor regulation) to require that when small business concerns bid on Department of Defense contracts, the past performance evaluation and source selection processes shall consider, if relevant, the past performance information of affiliate companies of the small business concerns.