CONTRACTS

Advertisements

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Amendments

Government procurement: interest on overdue payments (S. 328), 27197 [9OC]

Analyses

Construction Labor Reform Act (H.R. 2648), 15401 [10JN]

Davis-Bacon Act Amendment (H.R. 2216), 10597 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense Small Business Set-Aside Program, 25359 [26SE]

Prompt Payment Act Amendments (S. 328), 1447-1449 [20JA]

Articles and editorials

Defense Pays Off for Native Americans, 20585 [21JY]

Defense Reform Big Flop, 25915 [30SE]

Gluck Fears Road Project Delays if Highway Funding Bill Hits Snag, 7523 [31MR]

Godwin May Leave Over Pentagon Power Struggle, 23807 [11SE]

Prompt Pay Act II—Uncle Sam, Deadbeat, 10601 [29AP]

Sale of Defense Secrets Merits U.S. Import Ban, 22695 [5AU]

Saving the Navy Tens of Millions, 16867 [19JN]

Slow Payment by Fed Creates ``Nightmare'' for Contractors, 5649 [12MR]

Stop Stretching the Davis Bacon Act, 24562 [18SE]

USDA Contract Goes to Japanese Firm, 13284 [20MY]

Welcome Attack on Davis Bacon, 24561 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions

Alaskan Timber Contract Modification Act: enact (see H.R. 3556)

Armed forces: improved control of excess profits on negotiated defense contracts (see H.R. 2490)

Consumers: improve disclosure of terms of leases and lease-purchase agreements (see H.R. 2537)

———prohibition on sale of service contracts (see H.R. 2308)

Courts: interest and legal fees in judgments granted on suits by subcontractors based upon payment bonds (see H.R. 3356)

Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 98)

Defense Contractor Profits Review Act: enact (see H.R. 3134)

Defense contracts: economic adjustment of communities and industries affected by reductions or realignments (see H.R. 813)

———liability arising from atomic weapons testing (see S. 478)

———time restriction for award to persons convicted of felony (see H.R. 3830)

Defense Industrial Base Preservation Act: enact (see S. 1892)

Dept. of Defense: establish standards for inventory accounting systems used by contractors (see H.R. 3140)

———give commanding officer of each military installation authority to contract out commercial activities (see H.R. 2250)

———local construction obligations (see H.R. 1873)

———notification of withheld progress payment under certain contracts (see H.R. 2730)

———prohibit acquisition of transportation services from Warsaw Pact countries (see H.R. 3254)

———prohibit certain functions at arsenals and manufacturing facilities from being transferred to private contractors (see S. 736)

———prohibit contracting out of functions at arsenals and weapons manufacturing facilities (see H.R. 1302)

Dept. of Energy: indemnify civilian nuclear energy research and development contractors (see H.R. 2751)

Executive departments: competitive examination for selection of members of boards of contract appeals (see S. 345; H.R. 1968)

———minority and small business payments (see H.R. 1838)

Federal Alternative Procedure for Dispute Resolution Act: enact (see H.R. 2721)

Federal Procurement Protest Reform Act: enact (see H.R. 3557)

FRS: minimum margin required to purchase contract or option on sale for future delivery of a group or index of securities or related interests (see H.R. 3597)

Government: contracting requirements (see H.R. 2872)

Government contractors: amend rules (see H.R. 2328)

———employee protection against reprisal for disclosures (see H.R. 1716)

———liability (see H.R. 2378)

———prevailing wages in affected areas (see H.R. 596)

———prohibit reprisal actions against Federal officers and employees for disclosing certain information (see S. 208)

———requirements relative to scientific and technical information (see H.R. 1616)

———restriction on individuals who have violated certain judicial or NLRB orders (see H.R. 549)

Government procurement: contract requirements for certain services (see H.R. 1492)

———contracts with private sector (see H.R. 1606)

———interest on overdue payments (see S. 328)

———policy (see H.R. 477)

GSA: local construction obligations (see H.R. 1874)

Health insurance: prevent rejection of contract with current or former employees in case of bankruptcy

Liability: repeal Federal tort law relative to Government contractors (see S. 612)

Military bases: Federal assistance in areas affected by closures and termination of contracts (see H.R. 1303)

Office of Federal Procurement Policy: require to assume responsibilities previously assigned to Cost-Accounting Standards Board (see S. 852; H.R. 1848), 7024 [26MR]

Public works: revise standard for coverage under Davis-Bacon Act (see H.R. 2216)

———study local financing practices and lenient treatment for issuers of tax-exempt bonds

Reclamation Project Act: modification of certain contracts (see S. 1413)

SBA: enhanced participation in Federal contracting (see H.R. 3380)

Shipping industry: transportation of Government cargoes (see S. 147)

Taxation: life insurance and annuity contracts (see H.R. 3441)

Veterans' Administration Procurement Improvement Act: enact (see S. 631)

Court decisions

Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc. v. O'Leary: Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, 31871 [13NO]

Documents

Work and Services Contract With Univox California, Inc.: Dept. of Defense, 4959 [5MR]

Hearings

Committee on Government Operations: consideration of draft report—Violation of the Truth in Negotiations Act Give Defense Contractors Millions in Excess Profits, D141 [11MR]

Committee on Governmental Affairs: Federal law regarding prompt payment on completion of contracts for service or delivery of property (S. 328): (testimony), D172 [19MR]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): allow suits against the U.S. for contractors acts in carrying out the Nuclear Weapons Testing Program (H.R. 1341)

Interviews

Awarding of strategic defense initiative contracts overseas, Raymond Lygo, Defense News, 23836 [11SE]

Letters

Citronelle-Mobile Gathering, Inc. v. O'Leary decision: George E. Palmer, 31872 [13NO]

———Peter D. Junger, 31872, 31873 [13NO]

Contractual actions, calendar year 1986 to facilitate national defense: NASA, 5859-5861 [17MR]

Dept. of Defense reform proposals: David Packard, President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management, 21709 [30JY]

Lobbying activities by the Dept. of Energy and its contractors: Environmental Policy Institute, 31864 [13NO]

———National Taxpayers Union, 31864 [13NO]

Prompt Payment Act amendments: A. Kolbet Schrichte, American Logistics Association, 27194, 27200 [9OC]

———Charles E. Hawkins III, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., 27194 [9OC]

———Coalition for Prompt Pay, 1449 [20JA]

———Daniel G. Walter, Associated Specialty Contractors, Inc., 27204 [9OC]

———Don Fuqua, Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc., 27194 [9OC]

———J.P. Hoar, Dept. of the Navy, 27199 [9OC]

———Jack Gardner, National Small Business United, 27192 [9OC]

———James C. Barr, National Milk Producers Federation, 27200 [9OC]

———James S. Hayes, Dept. of the Army, 27197, 27199 [9OC]

———John J. Beatty III, Kraft, Inc., 27198 [9OC]

———John Ruehlin, Defense Logistics Agency, 27197 [9OC]

———John S. Satagai, Small Business Legislative Council, 27192 [9OC]

———Kenton Pattie, Coalition for Prompt Pay, 27191 [9OC]

———M.R. Sullivan, Jr., American Subcontractors Association, Inc., 27204 [9OC]

———R. Kenneth Misner, Association of Small Research, Engineering and Technical Services Companies, 27195 [9OC]

———R.F. Anderson, American Butter Institute and National Cheese Institute, Inc., 27200 [9OC]

———Virginia Littlejohn, Professional Services Council, 27193 [9OC]

Reclamation Project Act: Wayne N. Marchant, Dept. of the Interior, 17306 [24JN]

Research conducted by foreign countries: Representatives Bustamante and Aspin, 9640 [23AP]

Lists

Cosponsors: H.R. 2328, Government contracts rules amendments, 11744 [7MY]

Dept. of Defense reform proposals, 21710 [30JY]

Supporters of Prompt Payment Act amendments, 27191 [9OC]

Meetings

Committee on the Judiciary (House): allow suits against the U.S. for contractors acts in carrying out the Nuclear Weapons Testing Program (H.R. 1341), D256 [9AP]

Memorandums

Contractual Actions, Calendar Year 1986 To Facilitate National Defense: NASA, 5859-5861 [17MR]

Memorials of legislature

California, 26157 [1OC], 27516 [13OC]

Recommendation

Prompt Payment Act implementation: White House Conference on Small Business, 27230 [9OC]

Remarks in House

Buy American Act: amend to award preferences to U.S. business in Government procurement (H.R. 2226), 11007 [4MY]

Coins and coinage: U.S. Mint to contract with U.S. firms, 28614 [21OC]

Collective bargaining: benefits for retirees (H.R. 548), 1097 [8JA]

———increase stability in building and construction industry (S. 492), 9340 [22AP], 14785 [4JN]

Committee on Small Business: hearings on Federal procurement, 25659, 25669 [29SE]

Construction industry: collective bargaining (H.R. 281), 3204 [5FE], 9340 [22AP]

Defense Contractor Profits Review Act: enact (H.R. 3134), 23007 [6AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: award of contract to Japanese firm, 13284 [20MY]

Dept. of Defense: assistance and training for persons in localities affected by termination of contracts (H.R. 2276), 11274 [5MY]

———assistance in areas affected by closures and termination of contracts (H.R. 1303), 4955 [5MR]

———awarding of defense contracts, 820 [7JA], 11915 [11MY]

———contracts relative to free electron laser at White Sands, NM, 12675-12677 [18MY]

———contracts to foreign companies, 2710 [4FE], 17670 [26JN]

———local construction obligations (H.R. 1873), 14514 [3JN], 14591 [3JN], 18704 [1JY]

———military base commanders authority over commercial activities, 11901-11903 [11MY]

———military base commanding officer authority to contract out commercial activities (H.R. 2250), 10820 [30AP]

———procurement reform, 25915 [30SE]

———progress on minority and small business awards, 12677-12679 [18MY]

———report timetable to inform Congress of contractor problems, 15500 [11JN]

Dept. of Energy: high-level nuclear waste transportation contractors to carry maximum insurance, 21600 [30JY]

———oversight of contractors, 35749 [15DE]

Employment: contracting out of security guard functions, 11903-11905 [11MY]

Executive departments: requirements for procurement of certain services (H.R. 1492, 5279 [10MR]

Federal employees: protect contractor whistleblowers from reprisals, 12641 [18MY]

Federal Procurement Protest Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3557), 29531 [27OC]

Government contractors: deny contracts to companies violating Federal labor laws (H.R. 549), 1092 [8JA]

———liability (H.R. 2378), 12239 [12MY]

———minimum wages under Davis-Bacon Act (H.R. 98), 4113 [25FE]

Government contracts: amend rules (H.R. 2328), 11742 [7MY], 16792 [18JN]

Government information: requirements relative to scientific and technical data used in performance of Federal contracts (H.R. 1616), 5735-5737 [16MR]

Government procurement: competitive contracts with private sector (H.R. 1606), 5682 [12MR]

GSA: local construction obligations (H.R. 1874), 14514 [3JN], 14592 [3JN], 18704 [1JY]

Japan: U.S. defense industry contracts, 5779 [17MR]

Labor unions: collective bargaining in building and construction industries (H.R. 281), 3204 [5FE]

———revise standard for coverage under Davis-Bacon Act (H.R. 2216), 16792 [18JN]

National defense: foreign contract awards, 14796 [4JN]

Navy: limitation on bids for certain ship maintenance contracts, 11907-11910 [11MY]

———overhaul and repair of naval vessels in public and private facilities, 11845, 11846-11849 [8MY]

Prompt Payment Act: close loopholes, 10601 [29AP]

Taxation: life insurance and annuity contracts (H.R. 3441), 26794 [7OC], 28831 [22OC], 29763 [28OC]

Univox California, Inc.: withdrawal of defense contract, 4958 [5MR]

Uranium enrichment facilities: Dept. of Energy and TVA contracts, 20117 [15JY]

Wages: revise standard for coverage under Davis-Bacon Act (H.R. 2216), 10596 [29AP]

———reform Davis-Bacon Act, 12049 [12MY]

———revise standard for coverage (H.R. 2216), 11893 [11MY]

Weapons systems: contractors' testing and delivery delays, 1914 [22JA]

Remarks in Senate

Agricultural productivity: interest on overdue payments, 27206-27211 [9OC]

Agriculture: prompt payment for dairy products, 27197, 27200 [9OC]

Business: subcontractor payment clause under construction contracts, 27201 [9OC]

Construction industry: increase stability of collective bargaining (S. 492), 3080 [5FE], 9118 [21AP]

Contract Disputes Act: amend (S. 345), 1521 [20JA]

Defense contractors: labor requirements in contracts, 25527-25530, 25532-25535 [29SE]

———policy reform, 21708 [30JY]

———procurement from American Indians, 25496-25498 [29SE]

———prohibit certain functions at arsenals and manufacturing facilities from being transferred to private contractors (S. 736), 5594, 5595 [12MR], 8998 [10AP]

Executive departments: competitive examination for selection of members of boards of contract appeals (S. 345), 13539, 13550 [21MY]

———payment to contractors, 1452 [20JA]

———requirement for private sector contracting for commercial activities (S. 265), 729 [6JA]

Foreign countries: reciprocal agreement relating to construction, engineering, or architectural services, 29826-29830 [29OC]

Government procurement: interest on overdue payments (S. 328), 5649 [12MR]

Indians: corporations with defense contracts, 20584 [21JY]

———surety bond guarantees, 32026 [17NO]

Labor law and legislation: administration's regulatory changes, 24561 [18SE]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy: require to assume responsibilities previously assigned to Cost-Accounting Standards Board (S. 852), 7039 [26MR]

Pascagoula, MS: Ingalls Shipbuilding unit of Litton Industries, 16867 [19JN]

Prompt Payment Act: amend (S. 328), 1456 [20JA], 1668 [21JA], 1887 [22JA]

Reclamation Project Act: modification of certain contracts (S. 1413), 17306 [24JN]

Service Contract Reform Act: enact (S. 266), 730 [6JA]

Strategic defense initiative: awarding of contracts overseas, 23834 [11SE]

VA Procurement Improvement Act: enact (S. 631), 4565 [3MR]

Wages: amend Davis-Bacon Act relative to coverage threshold of contracts (S. 1555), 21261 [28JY]

Reports

Contractual Actions To Facilitate National Defense: Dept. of Defense, 6518-6520 [23MR]

Prompt Payment Performance: GAO, 5650 [12MR]

Reports filed

Competitive Examination Process for Selection of Members of Boards of Contract Appeals: Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. 345), 12955 [19MY]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (S. 345) (S. Rept. 100-124), 21118 [24JY]

Truth in Negotiations Act Violations, Committee on Government Operations (H. Rept. 100-47), 8665 [9AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Prompt Payment Act implementation: Small Business Committee's National Advisory Council, 27230 [9OC]

Rosters

Coalition for Prompt Pay, 1450 [20JA]

Statements

Construction Industry Labor Laws: William A. Pogue, 14785-14787 [4JN]

Davis-Bacon Act Reform: Representative Fawell, 16792 [18JN]

Dept. of Defense Procurement Policy: GSA, 25357 [26SE]

Economic conditions: Army official, 11900 [11MY]

Highway Construction Season: Washington Dept. of Transportation, 7521 [31MR]

Interport Differential: John F. Lehman, Jr., Sec. of Navy, 11912 [11MY]

Private-Public Competition in Repair of Naval Vessels: Everett Pyatt, 11847 [8MY]

Prompt Payment of Subcontractors by Prime Contractor: General Contractors of America, American Subcontractor Association, and Associated Specialty Contractors, 27204 [9OC]

Research Contracts: Senator Bingaman, 9639, 9640 [23AP]

Studies

Lobbying Activities by the Dept. of Energy and Its Contractors: GAO, 31864 [13NO]

Summaries

Federal Procurement Protest Reform Act (H.R. 3557), 29531 [27OC]

Government Contracts Rules Amendments (H.R. 2328), 11743 [7MY]

Surveys

Prompt Payment Act Implementation: American Subcontracting Association, 27232 [9OC]

Testimonies

Amend Prompt Payment Act: Christopher R. Brewster, 1453 [20JA]

Texts of

H.R. 1492, contracts requirements for procurement of certain services, 5279 [10MR]

H.R. 2226, amend Buy American Act to award preferences to U.S. businesses in Government procurement, 11007 [4MY]

H.R. 2250, give commanding officer of each military installation authority to contract out commercial activities, 10820 [30AP]

H.R. 2328, Government contracts rules amendments, 11744 [7MY]

H.R. 3557, Federal Procurement Protest Reform Act, 29531 [27OC]

S. 265, requirement that executive departments contract with private sector for commercial activities, 730 [6JA]

S. 266, Service Contract Reform Act, 731 [6JA]

S. 328, amend Prompt Payment Act, 1445 [20JA]

S. 345, Contract Disputes Act amendments, 1521 [20JA]

S. 345, Government contracts competitive examination process for selection of members of boards of contract appeals, 13539 [21MY]

S. 492, stability of collective bargaining in building and construction industries, 3080 [5FE]

S. 631, VA Procurement Improvement Act, 4566 [3MR]

S. 764, amend Airport and Airway Improvement Act to restrict foreign business participation in federally funded projects, 6031 [18MR]

S. 852, Office of Federal Procurement Policy to assume responsibilities previously assigned to the Cost-Accounting Standards Board, 7040 [26MR]

S. 1413, Reclamation Project Act, 17306 [24JN]