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H.R. 1666

Referred to Committee

Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2015

Introduced 3/26/2015•114th Congress•House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

8/13/2015 • House

Summary

Design-Build Efficiency and Jobs Act of 2015

Modifies criteria for the use of design-build selection procedures for civilian and defense contracts for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work. Requires the use of two-phase selection procedures (i.e., submission of qualifications and then the submission of price and technical proposals in response to a request for proposal) when a contracting officer determines that such a contract has a value of $750,000 or greater. Maintains current criteria for these contracts if a contracting officer determines that they have a value of less than $750,000.

Requires the contracting officer to provide written documentation of how more than five finalists in a solicitation for a contract is consistent with the purposes and objectives of the two-phase selection procedures.

Requires: (1) executive agencies to report on contracts for which more than five finalists were selected for phase-two requests or for which the contract was awarded without using two-phase selection procedures, and (2) the Government Accountability Office to report on the compliance of such agencies with design-build contract procedures.

Introduced in House • 3/26/2015

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Topics & Subjects

Building constructionCongressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentPublic contracts and procurement

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (23)

Party Breakdown

6
Democrats
17
Republicans
0
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Sponsor

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Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]

Republican • MO-6

Sponsored 3/26/2015

Cosponsors (22)

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Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]

R-OH-12

Joined 3/26/2015

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Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]

R-TX-27

Joined 4/13/2015

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Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22]

R-NY-22

Joined 4/13/2015

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Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]

D-PA-17

Joined 4/13/2015

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Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]

R-CO-3

Joined 4/13/2015

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

March 26, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Introduced in House3/26/2015

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors22