Small Business Contractor's Clarification Act of 2015

1/11/2023, 1:28 PM

Small Business Contractor's Clarification Act of 2015

This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the federal procurement requirements of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) with respect to small business contracts for articles, equipment, supplies, services or materials, or to perform construction work for the government.

The permission to submit an offer for a procurement contract, even though the offeror is not the actual manufacturer or processor of the product in question, is extended to additional kinds of small businesses, including:

  • women-owned small businesses;
  • HUBZone small businesses, and
  • small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

Contracts whose principal purpose is acquisition of services or construction are exempt from this Act.

Limitations on SBA subcontracting are revised to require contracts that are principally for supplies from a regular dealer in such supplies, and that are not contracts principally for services or construction, to supply the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or processor, unless a waiver is granted by the Administrator under specified conditions.

Congress
114

Number
HR - 1583

Introduced on
2015-03-24

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

3/24/2015

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Small Business Contractor's Clarification Act of 2015

This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the federal procurement requirements of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) with respect to small business contracts for articles, equipment, supplies, services or materials, or to perform construction work for the government.

The permission to submit an offer for a procurement contract, even though the offeror is not the actual manufacturer or processor of the product in question, is extended to additional kinds of small businesses, including:

  • women-owned small businesses;
  • HUBZone small businesses, and
  • small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

Contracts whose principal purpose is acquisition of services or construction are exempt from this Act.

Limitations on SBA subcontracting are revised to require contracts that are principally for supplies from a regular dealer in such supplies, and that are not contracts principally for services or construction, to supply the product of a domestic small business manufacturer or processor, unless a waiver is granted by the Administrator under specified conditions.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Small Business Act to clarify the requirements related to small business contracts for services, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Commerce

Potential Impact
Disability and paralysis•
Economic development•
Public contracts and procurement•
Small business•
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation•
Women in business

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary4/28/2015

Small Business Contractor's Clarification Act of 2015

This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the federal procurement requirements of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) with respect to small busin...


Latest Action3/24/2015
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.