S 1231 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Technical Corrections Act

Summary
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Technical Corrections Act This bill prohibits the federal government from using reverse auctions for complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services. Reverse auctions allow the sellers to bid down the price of a project and typically result in the contractor with the lowest bid winning the contract. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council must define complex, specialized, or substantial design and construction services . The General Services Administration shall report to specified congressional committees on this bill's effectiveness.
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Apr 2021
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Introduced Apr 20, 2021 Last action Apr 20, 2021
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Apr 20, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Apr 20, 2021
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