S. 2481 · 113th Congress
Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act
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Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act - Amends the Small Business Act to revise procurement program requirements for women-owned small businesses.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 17, 2014
Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act - Amends the Small Business Act to revise procurement program requirements for women-owned small businesses.
Authorizes a contracting officer to award a sole source contract under this Act to small businesses owned and controlled by women if each of the businesses is at least 51% owned by one or more women who are economically disadvantaged (and such ownership is determined without regard to any community property law), and if:
- the small business is in an industry in which it is underrepresented, as determined by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA);
- the contracting officer determines that it is a responsible contractor;
- the anticipated award price of the contract, including options, is not more than: (1) $6.5 million, in the case of a contract opportunity assigned a North American Industry Classification System code for manufacturing; or (2) $4 million, in the case of any other contract opportunity; and
- the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
Authorizes a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to a small business owned and controlled by women meeting the same criteria in an industry in which such businesses are substantially underrepresented if the small business also meets specified certification requirements.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Women's Small Business Procurement Parity Act
Latest action (Jun 17, 2014): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 17, 2014
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.