,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ejj #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bgej ,report ,no4 #aac-ffh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ai1 #bjac ,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 and ,ms4 ,meng7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,december #ab1 #bjad ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,farenthold1 ,mr4 ,schrader1 ,mr4 ,terry1 ,mr4 ,paulsen1 ,mr4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 ,miller of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,schneider1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 and ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida ,december #ab1 #bjad ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require the use of two-phase selection procedures when design-build contracts are suitable for award to small business concerns1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,design-,build ,efficiency and ,jobs ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,design-build selection procedures ,section #ccji of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d7 by striking agency determines with respect to and all that follows through the period at the end1 and inserting the following3 the head of the agency approves the contracting officer's justification that an individual solicitation must have greater than #e finalists to be in the ,federal ,government's interest4 ,the contracting officer must provide written documentation of how a maximum number of offerors exceeding #e is consistent with the purposes and objectives of the two-phase selection process42 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,design and construction contracts ,two-phase selection procedures shall be used for entering into a contract for the design and construction of a public building1 facility1 or work when a contracting officer determines that the contract has a value of #gej1jjj or greater1 as adjusted for inflation in accordance with section #aijh of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code4 7g7 ,reports 7#a7 ,agency reports ,beginning on the date that is #a year after the effective date of this subsection1 and for each of the #d years thereafter1 each agency shall submit to the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states and publish in the ,federal ,register1 an annual report regarding all cases in the preceding year in which-- 7,a7 more than #e finalists were selected for phase-two requests for competitive proposals2 or 7,b7 for a contract that has a value of #gej1jjj 7as adjusted for inflation in accordance with section #aijh of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code7 or greater for which the two-phase selection procedures was not used4 7#b7 ,,gao report ,on the first full fiscal year that is #e years after the effective date of this subsection1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall publish a report that1 based on the information provided in the agency reports required under paragraph 7#a71 analyzes the degree to which agencies have complied with the requirements of this section4 4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,design-,build ,efficiency and ,jobs ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,design-build selection procedures 7a7 ,civilian agency contracts ,section #ccji of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d71 by striking agency determines with respect to and all that follows through the period at the end1 and inserting the following3 head of the agency approves the contracting officer's justification that an individual solicitation must have greater than #e finalists to be in the ,federal ,government's interest4 ,the contracting officer must provide written documentation of how a maximum number of offerors exceeding #e is consistent with the purposes and objectives of the two-phase selection process42 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,design and construction contracts ,two-phase selection procedures shall be used for entering into a contract for the design and construction of a public building1 facility1 or work when a contracting officer determines that the contract has a value of #a1ejj1jjj or greater1 as adjusted for inflation in accordance with section #aijh of this title1 unless the head of the agency approves the contracting officer's justification that procedures other than two-phase selection procedures are in the best interest of the ,federal ,government4 7g7 ,reports 7#a7 ,agency reports ,beginning on the date that is #a year after the effective date of this subsection1 and for each of the #d years thereafter1 each agency shall submit to the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states and publish in the ,federal ,register an annual report regarding all cases in the preceding year-- 7,a7 in which more than #e finalists were selected for phase-two requests for competitive proposals2 or 7,b7 for a contract that has a value of #a1ejj1jjj 7as adjusted for inflation in accordance with section #aijh of this title7 or greater for which the two-phase selection procedures were not used4 7#b7 ,,gao report ,in the first full fiscal year that is #e years after the effective date of this subsection1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall publish a report that1 based on the information provided in the agency reports required under paragraph 7#a71 analyzes the degree to which agencies have complied with the requirements of this section4 4 7b7 ,defense contracts ,section #bcje;a title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d71 by striking agency determines with respect to and all that follows through the period at the end1 and inserting the following3 head of the agency approves the contracting officer's justification that an individual solicitation must have greater than #e finalists to be in the ,federal ,government's interest4 ,the contracting officer must provide written documentation of how a maximum number of offerors exceeding #e is consistent with the purposes and objectives of the two-phase selection process42 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,design and construction contracts ,two-phase selection procedures shall be used for entering into a contract for the design and construction of a public building1 facility1 or work when a contracting officer determines that the contract has a value of #a1ejj1jjj or greater1 as adjusted for inflation in accordance with section #aijh of title #da1 unless the head of the agency approves the contracting officer's justification that procedures other than two-phase selection procedures are in the best interest of the ,federal ,government4 7h7 ,reports 7#a7 ,beginning on the date that is #a year after the effective date of this subsection1 and for each of the #d years thereafter1 each agency shall submit to the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states and publish in the ,federal ,register an annual report regarding all cases in the preceding year-- 7,a7 in which more than #e finalists were selected for phase-two requests for competitive proposals2 or 7,b7 for a contract that has a value of #a1ejj1jjj 7as adjusted for inflation in accordance with section #aijh of title #da7 or greater for which the two-phase selection procedures were not used4 7#b7 ,in the first full fiscal year that is #e years after the effective date of this subsection1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall publish a report that1 based on the information provided in the agency reports required under paragraph 7#a71 analyzes the degree to which agencies have complied with the requirements of this section4 4 ,december #ab1 #bjad ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed