S 1231
117th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Architecture
Building construction
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Public contracts and procurement
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Technical Corrections Act
Introduced: April 20, 2021
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Became law
Apr 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1