S. 1231 · 117th Congress · Senate

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Technical Corrections Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced
Apr 20, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Technical Corrections Act

This bill prohibits the federal government from using reverse auctions for complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services. Reverse auctions allow the sellers to bid down the price of a project and typically result in the contractor with the lowest bid winning the contract.

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must define complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services.

The General Services Administration shall report to specified congressional committees on this bill's effectiveness.

Action Timeline

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  1. APR 20, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. APR 20, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

1

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Referred: Apr 20, 2021

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