,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #d1 #bjag,mr4   
,bacon introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,small ,business  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
the ,small ,business ,act to foster     
greater transparency in and establish   
standards relating to the administration
 of construction contracts1 to provide  
prospective construction contractors    
with information about an agency's      
policies on the administration of change
 orders to allow such contractors to    
make informed business decisions        
regarding the pricing of bids or        
proposals1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,small ,business                    
,know-,before-,you-,bid ,construction   
,transparency ,act of #bjag4  #b4       
,construction contract administration   
,the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae         
,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq47 is amended by   
inserting after section #ae the         

following new section3  #ae;,a4         
,construction contract administration   
7a7 ,transparency in the administration 
of construction contracts  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,administrator1 in         
consultation with the ,director of the  
,office of ,management and ,budget1     
shall make available a secured          
electronic system through which each    
agency shall provide access to documents
 relating to each construction contract 
administered by the agency that is      
awarded to a small business concern4    
7#b7 ,documents to be made available ,at
 minimum1 the following items shall be  
made accessible through the secured     
electronic system3 7,a7 ,a copy of any  
payment bond provided for the contract  
and any modification to such bond       
required by the agency4  7,b7 ,each     
payment made to the prime contractor1   
including the date of payment and the   
amount paid1 specifying any amounts     
withheld from the amount requested by   
the prime contractor and a general      

explanation of why an amount was        
withheld4  7#c7 ,timeliness of inclusion
 of information ,any item of information
 relating to a construction contract    
administered by an agency shall be made 
available electronically through the    
secured electronic system described     
under paragraph 7#a7 not later than #ae 
days after such item is included in the 
contract file4  7b7 ,solicitation notice
 regarding administration of change     
orders for construction ,with respect to
 any solicitation for the award of a    
contract for construction anticipated to
 be awarded to a small business concern1
 the agency shall provide a notice along
 with the solicitation to prospective   
bidders and offerors about the agency's 
policies or practices in complying with 
the requirements of the ,federal        
,acquisition ,regulation relating to the
 timely definitization of requests for  
an equitable adjustment4 ,such notice   
shall include information about the     
agency's past performance in            

definitizing requests for equitable     
adjustments1 set forth separately shall 
be presented for each definitization    
action that was completed during the    
following periods3  7#a7 ,not more than 
#cj days after receipt of a request for 
an equitable adjustment4  7#b7 ,not more
 than #de days after receipt of a       
request for an equitable adjustment4    
7#c7 ,not more than #ij days after      
receipt of a request for an equitable   
adjustment4  7#d7 ,not more than #ahj   
days after receipt of a request for an  
equitable adjustment4  7#e7 ,more than  
#cfe days after receipt of a request for
 an equitable adjustment4  7#f7 ,after  
the completion of the performance of the
 contract through a contract            
modification addressing all             
undefinitized requests for an equitable 
adjustment received during the term of  
the contract4  4