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Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 2452

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to condition a government contracting officer's authority to restrict competition for any such federal contract upon the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) certifying each of the businesses as a small business concern owned and controlled by women. (Currently, the small business concerns themselves certify to the contracting officer that they are such a business according to SBA standards.)

Allows a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to any economically disadvantaged women-owned small business if: (1) the small business is determined to be responsible and the contracting officer does not expect two or more of such businesses to submit offers; (2) the anticipated contract price will not exceed $6.5 million in the case of a manufacturing contract, or $4 million in the case of all other contracts; and (3) the contract can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Provides identical contracting authority for women-owned small businesses in substantially underrepresented industries.

Expands the reporting requirements with respect to small business procurement contracts to require federal agencies to submit annual reports to the Administrator regarding such sole source contracts as well as the industries within which various contracts were awarded.

Current Status of Bill HR 2452

Bill HR 2452 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 20, 2013. Bill HR 2452 was introduced during Congress 113 and was introduced to the House on June 20, 2013.  Bill HR 2452's most recent activity was Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498. as of December 11, 2014

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 2452

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
22
Democrat Cosponsors
22
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 2452

Primary Policy Focus

Commerce

Potential Impact Areas

- Public contracts and procurement
- Small business
- Women in business

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 2452

Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes.
Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013
Women's Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013

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