119 HR 789 RH: Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-24 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.

IBUnion Calendar No. 24119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 789[Report No. 119–35]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 28, 2025Mr. Latimer (for himself, Mr. Alford, and Mr. Mfume) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small BusinessMarch 24, 2025Additional sponsor: Ms. GoodlanderMarch 24, 2025Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedA BILLTo require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules for cancelled covered solicitations, to amend the Small Business Act to provide assistance to small business concerns relating to certain cancelled solicitations, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act.

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Small Business Administration rules for cancelled covered solicitations

(a)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue rules as follows:(1)Requiring disclosure of information about a covered solicitation that was issued and cancelled that includes the following:(A)A justification for the cancellation of such covered solicitation.(B)Available information about any plans to reissue such covered solicitation and any associated timeframes for such reissuance.(C)Available information about any plans to include the requirements of such covered solicitation in another contract or task order of the Federal agency.(2)With respect to a cancelled covered solicitation which the Federal agency does not intend to reissue, establishing procedures for the referral of a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)) that prepared a bid for such covered solicitation to the Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (as defined in section 15(k) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k))) of the Federal agency for assistance in identifying similar contracting opportunities.(b)

Publication

The information required under subsection (a) shall be made publicly accessible on the single, Government-wide point of entry described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code.(c)

Covered solicitation defined

The term covered solicitation means a solicitation of a Federal agency for a procurement for which two or more small business concerns were eligible to submit a bid.

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Duties for Directors of Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization relating to certain cancelled solicitations

Section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (21), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(22)shall, when notified by a small business concern that a Federal agency cancelled a solicitation for which such concern prepared a bid and such Federal agency does not intend to reissue such solicitation, assist such concern with identifying similar contracting opportunities..

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Compliance with CUTGO

No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

March 24, 2025Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed