,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fcbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #h1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,velzquez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small      
,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,act to ensure ! application ( 
! ,rule ( ,two to c]ta9 acquisitions1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,increase ,small   
,bus9ess ,utilization ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4
 ,application ( ! ,rule ( ,two to c]ta9 
acquisitions ,section #ae7r7 ( ! ,small 
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7r77 is
 am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7r7 ,multiple 
aw>d contracts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z 
provid$ by p>agraph 7#b71 ! head ( a    
,f$]al ag5cy %all-- 7,a7 set aside "p or
 p>ts ( a multiple aw>d contract = small
 bus9ess conc]ns1 includ+ !             
subcategories ( small bus9ess conc]ns   
id5tifi$ 9 subsection 7g77#b71 unless a 
contract+ (fic] = ! ,f$]al ag5cy is     
unable to obta9 (f]s f two or m small   
bus9ess conc]ns t are competitive )     

m>ket prices & are competitive ) reg>d  
to ! quality & deliv]y ( ! goods or     
s]vices be+ pur*as$2  7,b7 not)/&+ !    
fair opportunity requirem5ts "u section 
#cdjf7;c7 ( title #aj & section         
#dajf7;c7 ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 set aside ord]s plac$ aga9/      
multiple aw>d contracts = small bus9ess 
conc]ns1 includ+ ! subcategories ( small
 bus9ess conc]ns id5tifi$ 9 subsection  
7g77#b71 unless a contract+ (fic] = !   
,f$]al ag5cy is unable to obta9 (f]s f  
two or m small bus9ess conc]ns t are    
competitive ) m>ket prices & are        
competitive ) reg>d to ! quality &      
deliv]y ( ! goods or s]vices be+        
pur*as$2 &  7,c7 res]ve #a or m contract
 aw>ds = small bus9ess conc]ns "u full &
 op5 multiple aw>d procurem5ts1 includ+ 
! subcategories ( small bus9ess conc]ns 
id5tifi$ 9 subsection 7g77#b74  7#b7    
,exceptions ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply 
) respect to-- 7,a7 contracts 7includ+  
ord]s7 aw>d$ "u subp>t #h4d ( ! ,f$]al  
,acquisition ,regulation 7or any        

successor regulation72 or  7,b7 any     
multiple aw>d contract or ord] plac$    
aga9/ a multiple aw>d contract ) a value
 less ?an ! micro-pur*ase ?re%old4  4