,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bb1 #bjag,mr4  
,mead[s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4    
,connolly1 & ,mr4 ,wittman7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to require executive 
ag5cies to avoid us+ l[e/ price         
te*nically acceptable s\rce selection   
crit]ia 9 c]ta9 circum/ances1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,promot+ ,value ,bas$      
,procurem5t ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,use (   
l[e/ price te*nically acceptable s\rce  
selection process  7a7 ,/atem5t ( policy
 ,x %all be ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,gov]nm5t to avoid us+ l[e/ price       
te*nically acceptable s\rce selection   
crit]ia 9 circum/ances t w\ld d5y !     
,gov]nm5t ! b5efits ( co/ & te*nical    
trade(fs 9 ! s\rce selection process4   
7b7 ,revision ( ,f$]al ,acquisition     
,regulation ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al 

,acquisition ,regulation %all be revis$ 
to require t1 = solicitations issu$ on  
or aft] ! date t is #abj days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 l[e/ price
 te*nically acceptable s\rce selection  
crit]ia are us$ only 9 situations 9     
:i*--  7#a7 an executive ag5cy is able  
to compreh5sively & cle>ly describe !   
m9imum requirem5ts express$ 9 t]ms (    
p]=mance objectives1 measures1 & /&>ds t
 w be us$ to det]m9e acceptability (    
(f]s2  7#b7 ! executive ag5cy w\ld      
realize no1 or m9imal1 value f a        
contract proposal exce$+ ! m9imum       
te*nical or p]=mance requirem5ts set =? 
9 ! reque/ = proposal2  7#c7 ! propos$  
te*nical approa*es w require no1 or     
m9imal1 subjective judgm5t by ! s\rce   
selection au?ority z to ! desirability (
 "o (f]or's proposal v]sus a compet+    
proposal2  7#d7 ! s\rce selection       
au?ority has a high degree ( confid5ce t
 a review ( te*nical proposals ( (f]ors 
o!r ?an ! l[e/ bidd] w\ld n result 9 !  
id5tification ( factors t c\ld provide  

value or b5efit to ! executive ag5cy2   
7#e7 ! contract+ (fic] has includ$ a    
ju/ification = ! use ( a l[e/ price     
te*nically acceptable evaluation        
me?odology 9 ! contract file2 &  7#f7 ! 
executive ag5cy has det]m9$ t ! l[e/    
price reflects full life-cycle co/s1    
includ+ = op]ations & support4  7c7     
,avoidance ( use ( l[e/ price te*nically
 acceptable s\rce selection crit]ia 9   
c]ta9 procurem5ts ,to ! maximum ext5t   
practicable1 ! use ( l[e/ price         
te*nically acceptable s\rce selection   
crit]ia %all be avoid$ 9 ! case ( a     
procurem5t t is pr$om9ately = !         
acquisition (--  7#a7 in=mation         
te*nology s]vices1 cyb]security s]vices1
 sy/ems eng9e]+ & te*nical assi/ance    
s]vices1 advanc$ electronic te/+1 audit 
or audit read9ess s]vices1 or o!r k-bas$
 pr(essional s]vices2  7#b7 p]sonal     
protective equipm5t2 or  7#c7 k-bas$    
tra9+ or logi/ics s]vices 9 cont+5cy    
op]ations or o!r op]ations outside !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ 9 ,afghani/an or 

,iraq4  7d7 ,report+ ,n lat] ?an "o ye> 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &  
annually !reaft] = ?ree ye>s1 !         
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ! appropriate            
congressional committees a report on !  
numb] ( in/ances 9 :i* l[e/ price       
te*nically acceptable s\rce selection   
crit]ia is us$ = a contract exce$+      
#b1jjj1jjj1 includ+ an explanation ( h[ 
! situations li/$ 9 subsection 7b7 7    
consid]$ 9 mak+ a det]m9ation to use    
l[e/ price te*nically acceptable s\rce  
selection crit]ia4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3 7#a7 ,executive ag5cy ,!   
t]m executive ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 t  
t]m 9 section #ajb ( title #dj1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 except t ! t]m does n     
include ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7#b7    
,cont+5cy op]ation ,! t]m cont+5cy      
op]ation has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9       
section #aja ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7#c7 ,appropriate congressional 
committees ,! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means !        

,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !   
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4