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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
improve ! procurem5t practices ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs ,procurem5t ,effici5cy &       
,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjai4  #b4          
,in=mation on co/ or price sav+s f      
competition  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ha (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] section #habh ! foll[+  
new section3  #habi4 ,in=mation on co/  
or price sav+s f competition  7a7       
,record+ ( in=mation ,) respect to any  
contract aw>d$ by ! ,secret>y t is      
report$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,procurem5t ,data    
,sy/em describ$ 9 section               
#aabb7;a77#d77;,a7 ( title #da1 or any  

successor sy/em1 ! ,secret>y %all record
 in=mation on ! am\nt ( any co/ or price
 sav+s realiz$ by us+ competitive       
proc$ures 9 aw>d+ su* contract4  7b7    
,placem5t ( records ,! ,secret>y %all   
place record$ in=mation "u subsection   
7a7 z foll[s3 7#a7 ,) respect to        
contracts record$ 9 ! ,electronic       
,contract ,managem5t ,sy/em1 or any     
successor sy/em1 9 su* sy/em4  7#b7 ,)  
respect to contracts n cov]$ by p>agraph
 7#a71 9 a location det]m9$ appropriate 
by ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,calculation ( co/ 
sav+s  7#a7 ,9 c>ry+ out subsection 7a71
 ! ,secret>y %all calculate ! am\nt (   
co/ or price sav+s realiz$ by us+       
competitive proc$ures 9 aw>d+ a contract
 by--  7,a7 subtract+ ! total value ( ! 
select$ (f] or quote f ! av]age ( !     
total values ( all (f]s or quotes       
evaluat$2 or  7,b7 subtract+ ! total    
value ( ! select$ (f] or quote f ! total
 value ( ! m$ian (f] or quote evaluat$4 
7#b7 ,if ! diff]5ce calculat$ pursuant  
to p>agraph 7#a7 is negative1 !         

,secret>y %all record su* diff]5ce z    
z]o4  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y %all make       
calculations "u p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect 
to a contract-- 7,a7 at ! "t at :i* !   
,secret>y obligates am\nts "u su*       
contract2 or  7,b7 if su* contract      
conta9s options1 at ! "t at :i* ! option
 is ex]cis$4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!
 table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su*     
*apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    
relat+ to section #habh ! foll[+ new    
item3  #habi4 ,in=mation on co/ or price
 sav+s f competition4  4  #c4 ,use (    
/&>diz$ procurem5t templates ,to ! ext5t
 practicable1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs %all make available & use on a 
,dep>tm5t-wide basis ! /&>diz$          
procurem5t templates us$ by ! ,c5tral   
,(fice ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans         
,affairs1 ! ,vet]ans ,heal?             
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits      
,adm9i/ration1 & ! ,national ,cemet]y   
,adm9i/ration4 ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1
 ! ,secret>y may cu/omize su* templates 
to address p>ticul> procurem5t          

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