,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eeec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ag           
7legislative day1 ,decemb] #af71        
#bjbd,mr4 ,cornyn introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide = ! use ( capability-bas$   
analysis ( price ( goods or s]vices (f]$
 by nontraditional def5se contractors4  
#a4 ,use ( capability-bas$ analysis (   
price ( goods or s]vices (f]$ by        
nontraditional def5se contractors  7a7  
,pilot program ,a contract+ (fic] ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se may use alt]native  
capability-bas$ analysis to det]m9e :e!r
 ! propos$ price or fee = a comm]cial   
product or comm]cial s]vice (f]$ by a   
nontraditional def5se contractor 7z t   
t]m is def9$ 9 section #cjad ( title    
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 is fair &     
reasonable4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an    
,febru>y #a1 #bjbh1 ! ,"u ,secret>y (   
,def5se = ,acquisition & ,su/a9m5t %all 
submit to ! ,committees on ,arm$        

,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives a report evaluat+ ! use 
( ! au?ority "u subsection 7a71 includ+ 
! foll[+ elem5ts3 7#a7 ,a summ>y (      
activities conduct$ because ( !         
inclusion ( alt]native capability-bas$  
analysis into ! evaluation ( proposals  
(f]$ by nontraditional contractors1     
includ+ specific examples4  7#b7 ,an    
analysis ( ! effectiv5ess ( ! au?ority  
"u subsection 7a7 9 increas+            
nontraditional def5se contractor        
p>ticipation 9 ! def5se indu/rial base &
 9 increas+ access by ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se to new te*nologies or           
capabilities4  7#c7 ,recomm5dations on--
 7,a7 ! cont9uation ( ! au?ority "u     
subsection 7a72  7,b7 *anges to exi/+   
law2 &  7,c7 ! expansion ( ! program to 
include o!r contractors4  7c7 ,sunset ,!
 au?ority "u subsection 7a7 %all expire 
on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbi4  7d7           
,alt]native capacity-,bas$ analysis     
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m alt]native  
capability-bas$ analysis means an       

analysis ( ! value to ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 ( a comm]cial product or comm]cial     
s]vice t consid]s "o or m ( ! foll[+    
elem5ts3 7#a7 ,! fitness ( ! product or 
s]vice = ! p>ticul> purpose su*         
comm]cial product or comm]cial s]vice is
 be+ procur$4  7#b7 ,! unique nature (1 
te*nical exp]tise requir$ to produce or 
provide1 & ! non-,f$]al res\rces exp5d$ 
to develop su* comm]cial product or     
comm]cial s]vice4  7#c7 ,! bus9ess model
 or f9ancial projections ( !            
nontraditional def5se contractor1       
comm5surate ) ! scale ( ! pot5tial      
inve/m5t by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 :i*  
may include co/ in=mation1 self-fund$   
risk1 f9ancial projections1 exp5diture  
rates1 e/imates ( total sales m>ket1 &  
o!r f9ancial1 te*nical1 or managem5t    
data4  7#d7 ,! e/imat$ total co/        
avoidance or increas$ capacity af=d$ by 
su* comm]cial product or comm]cial      
s]vice 9 relation to curr5t & future    
co/s ( programs & op]ations t provide ! 
same or simil> capabilities4  7#e7      

,input f ! anticipat$ us]s ( su*        
comm]cial product or comm]cial s]vice on
 ! pot5tial value add$ by ! improv$     
capabilities or production processes    
result+ f su* comm]cial product or      
comm]cial s]vice4