H.R. 6686 · 115th Congress
To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence…
Full title
To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.
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This bill requires each executive agency to take into account the existence of qualified training programs of contractors. Specifically, a contracting officer, in evaluating offers for any contract in an amount greater than $25 million, must consider:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Aug 28, 2018
This bill requires each executive agency to take into account the existence of qualified training programs of contractors. Specifically, a contracting officer, in evaluating offers for any contract in an amount greater than $25 million, must consider:
- the existence of a qualified training program of an offeror as a factor in the evaluation;
- an offeror that provides comprehensive training and education programs to develop its workforce, consistent with the agency's needs; and
- in assessing past performance, the manner in which an incumbent contractor is educating, investing, and retaining the contractor's workforce.
"Qualified training program" is defined as:
- a program eligible to receive funds under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act,
- a program eligible to receive funds under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006,
- a program registered under the National Apprenticeship Act, or
- any other federal program determined by the agency to be a qualified training program.
Each agency shall develop workforce development investment incentives for contractors.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To amend title 41, United States Code, to require the head of each executive agency to consider the existence of qualified training programs of contractors in the award of certain contracts.
Latest action (Aug 28, 2018): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Aug 28, 2018
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No recorded floor vote found.