,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ah1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,ms4 
,ernst7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
clarify task and delivery order         
solicitation and contract requirements4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,conforming ,procedures for     
,federal ,task and ,delivery ,order     
,contracts ,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,sense of
 ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress
 that-- 7#a7 certain procedures for     
solicitation and award of task and      
delivery order contracts have been      
streamlined for ,defense agencies       
through amendments to ,federal law made 
by-- 7,a7 section #hbe of the ,national 
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2    
#acj ,stat4 #bbgi72 and  7,b7 section   
#haf of the ,national ,defense          

,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #acc ,stat4
 #adhg72 and  7#b7 amending title #da1  
,united ,states ,code1 to clarify that  
all ,federal agencies and their         
contractors can benefit from the        
streamlined procedures for solicitation 
and award of task and delivery order    
contracts would align with the purpose  
of the ,federal ,acquisition ,regulation
 to provide procurement procedures for  
use by all executive agencies that are  
standard1 consistent1 and conducted in a
 fair and impartial manner4  #c4        
,multiple-award task and delivery order 
solicitation requirements ,section      
#ccjf7;c77#c7 of title #da1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the 
paragraph heading1 by striking acquired 
on an hourly rate2  7#b7 by striking for
 services to be acquired on an hourly   
rate basis and inserting for the same or
 similar services 7including            
construction7 to be acquired2 and  7#c7 
by striking based on hourly rates4  #d4 

,single-award task and delivery order   
contract requirements ,section          
#dajc7;d77#c7 of title #da1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,no task 
or delivery order contract and inserting
 ,except as provided under subparagraph 
7,b71 no task or delivery order         
contract2  7#b7 by redesignating        
subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 
and  7#c7 by inserting after            
subparagraph 7,a7 the following new     
subparagraph3  7,b7 ,exception ,a task  
or delivery order contract in an amount 
estimated to exceed #ajj1jjj1jjj        
7including all options7 may be awarded  
to a single source without the written  
determination otherwise required under  
subparagraph 7,a7 if the executive      
agency has made a written determination 
pursuant to section #ccjd of this title 
that procedures other than competitive  
procedures may be used for the awarding 
of such contract4  4