,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cifd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #c1 #bjbf ,mr4 ,sheehy 7for himself and ,mr4 ,schiff7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,small ,business ,act to establish a goal for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans in procurement contracts1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,contract ,our ,veterans ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,agency contracting goals for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans ,the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #cf;,a the following3 #cf;,b4 ,small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans 7a7 ,contracting ,officer defined ,in this section1 the term contracting officer has the meaning given the term in section #baja of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,sole source contracts for contracts above simplified acquisition threshold ,a contracting officer may award a contract to a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans using procedures other than competitive procedures if-- 7#a7 the concern is determined to be a responsible source with respect to performance of the contract2 7#b7 the anticipated award price of the contract 7including options7 will not exceed the amounts specified in section #cf7;c77#b72 and 7#c7 the contracting officer determines the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the ,united ,states4 7c7 ,restricted competition ,a contracting officer shall award contracts on the basis of competition restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans if the contracting officer has a reasonable expectation that-- 7#a7 #b or more small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans will submit offers2 and 7#b7 the award can be made at a fair and reasonable price that offers best value to the ,united ,states4 7d7 ,eligibility of small business concerns ,a small business concern may be awarded a contract under this section only if the small business concern and the veteran owner of the small business concern are listed in the database described in section #cf7;f77#a74 4 #c4 ,governmentwide goals and reporting requirements for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans 7a7 ,governmentwide goals ,section #ae7;g7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;g77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and small business concerns owned and controlled by women and inserting 1 small business concerns owned and controlled by women1 and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans each place it appears2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by adding at the end the following3 7vi7 ,the ,governmentwide goal for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans shall be established at not less than #e percent of the total value of all prime contract and subcontract awards for each fiscal year4 2 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking and by small business concerns owned and controlled by women and inserting by small business concerns owned and controlled by women1 and by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans4 7b7 ,reporting on goals ,section #ae7;h77#b7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;h77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,e7-- 7,a7 in clauses 7i77,,vi71 7ii77,,vii71 7iii77,,viii71 and 7iv77,,viii71 by inserting small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans after small business concerns owned and controlled by women12 7,b7 in clause 7vii77,,vi71 by striking and at the end2 7,c7 in clause 7viii77,x71 by inserting small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans after small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals12 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following3 7ix7 small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans-- 7,i7 in the aggregate2 7,,ii7 through sole source contracts2 7,,iii7 through competitions restricted to small business concerns2 7,,iv7 through competitions restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans2 7,v7 through unrestricted competition2 7,,vi7 that were purchased by another entity after the initial contract was awarded and as a result of the purchase1 would no longer be deemed to be small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans for purposes of the initial contract2 and 7,,vii7 that were awarded using a procurement method that restricted competition to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans1 qualified ,h,u,b,zone small business concerns1 small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals1 small business concerns owned and controlled by women1 or a subset of any such concerns2 and 2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking and small business concerns owned and controlled by women and inserting small business concerns owned and controlled by women1 and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans4 #d4 ,participation in ,federal procurement by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans 7a7 ,business ,opportunity ,specialists ,section #d7;g77#a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcc7;g77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and #cf and inserting #cf1 and #cf;,b2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,a77v71 by striking #cf1 and and inserting #cf1 #cf;,b1 and2 and 7#c7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking #cf1 or and inserting #cf1 #cf;,b1 or4 7b7 ,commercial market representative ,section #d7;h77#a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcc7;h77#a77 is amended1 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and #cf and inserting #cf1 and #cf;,b4 7c7 ,consideration of offers ,section #h7;a77#ag77;,a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;a77#ag77;,a77 is amended by striking or section #cf and inserting section #cf1 or section #cf;,b4 7d7 ,best in class addendum ,section #ae7;h77#d77;,a77ii7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;h77#d77;,a77ii77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subclause 7,,iii71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in subclause 7,,iv71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,v7 small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans4 4 7e7 ,offices of ,small and ,disadvantaged ,business ,utilization ,section #ae7k7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7k77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking or #dd and inserting #cf;,b1 or #dd2 7#b7 by striking and #dd and inserting #cf;,b1 and #dd each place it appears2 and 7#c7 by striking or #cf and inserting #cf1 or #cf;,b each place it appears4 7f7 ,scorecard ,program ,section #ae7y7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7y77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and small business concerns owned and controlled by women and inserting 1 small business concerns owned and controlled by women1 and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans each place it appears2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,e7 ,the number 7expressed as a percentage7 and total dollar amount of awards made to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans through sole source contracts and competitions restricted to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans under section #cf;,b4 4 7g7 ,mentor-,protege reporting ,section #de7;c77#a77;,b7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fegr7c77#a77;,b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating clauses 7iii7 through 7v7 as clauses 7iv7 through 7vi71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after clause 7ii7 the following new clause3 7iii7 small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans2 4 7h7 ,limitations on subcontracting ,section #df of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fegs7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking or #cf and inserting #cf1 or #cf;,b2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking or at the end2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,f7 with respect to a contract awarded under section #cf;,b1 is a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans4 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,e71 by striking or at the end2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,g7 if a subcontractor for a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans1 is such a concern4 4