,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #i1 #bjai,ms4  
,houlahan introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
revise postaward explanations for       
unsuccessful offerors for certain       
contracts in the ,federal ,acquisition  
,regulation1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,small ,business ,acquisition   
,transparency ,act of #bjai4  #b4       
,postaward explanations for unsuccessful
 offerors for certain contracts ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal
 ,acquisition ,regulation shall be      
revised to require that with respect to 
an offer for a task order or delivery   
order in an amount greater than the     
simplified acquisition threshold 7as    
defined in section #acd of title #da1   
,united ,states ,code7 and less than or 
equal to #e1ejj1jjj issued under an     

indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity 
contract1 the contracting officer for   
such contract shall1 upon written       
request from an unsuccessful offeror1   
provide a brief explanation as to why   
such offeror was unsuccessful that      
includes a summary of the rationale for 
the award and an evaluation of the      
significant weak or deficient factors in
 the offeror's offer4