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Department of Homeland Security Procurement Improvement Act of 2007

Introduced: February 5, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2007
Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Section 401 of H.R. 1684 as introduced.
Mar 23, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E616-617)
Feb 12, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight.
Feb 5, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Feb 5, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E258)
Feb 5, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Homeland Security Procurement Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require: (1) the Chief Procurement Officer to provide homeland security procurement training to acquisition employees, including establishing training objectives, standards, requirements, and courses; and (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a Council on Procurement Training to make policy and training curriculum recommendations.

Directs the Secretary to require any offeror for a contract to provide goods or services to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit, as part of the offeror's bid: (1) an attestation disclosing any substantial role the offeror, the offeror's employees, or any corporate parent or subsidiary may have played in creating a solicitation, request for proposal, or statement of work or objectives for DHS; (2) a description of safeguards used to prevent the offeror from receiving information through such role that could provide an undue advantage in submission of a contract offer; and (3) a written certification indicating whether the offeror is in default or delinquent on any tax payment to the federal government.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) consider the contractor's past performance based on a review of information submitted regarding performance of government and private sector contracts; and (2) contact the relevant official who administered each such contract performed during the five-year period preceding the review.

Requires the Secretary to review, strengthen, and issue DHS-wide guidance on the policy governing the use of DHS purchase cards by employees to conduct official business.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress on DHS contracting processes.

What's happening now March 26, 2007

Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Section 401 of H.R. 1684 as introduced.

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