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FIT Procurement Act

Introduced: September 16, 2024 Introduced by: Burlison, Eric Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Received in the Senate.
Dec 16, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 16, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7212-7214)
Dec 16, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7212-7214)
Dec 16, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9595.
Dec 16, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7212-7214)
Dec 16, 2024
Mr. Burlison moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 18, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
Sep 18, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 16, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 16, 2024
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Improvement in Technology Procurement Act or the FIT Procurement Act

This bill addresses various issues related to federal procurement policy and the federal acquisition workforce.  

For example, the bill requires

  • the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) to establish a pilot program to consider incorporating experiential learning into the Federal Credentials Program, the Federal Acquisition Certification-Contracting Officer’s Representative Program, and the Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers Program;
  • FAI to provide information and communications technology acquisition training for certain acquisition workforce members;
  • the General Services Administration to assume responsibility from the Office of Management and Budget for developing and implementing an artificial intelligence training program for certain acquisition workforce members;
  • the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) to issue guidance to increase competition among eligible firms, including specifying means to validate non-government past performance references and using evaluation methods other than past performance when appropriate; and
  • the OFPP to implement regulatory and other non-legislative actions, based on input from the Chief Acquisition Officers Council and the public, to remove barriers to entry for small businesses seeking to participate in federal government procurement.

The bill also increases the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $500,000 and the micro purchase threshold from $10,000 to $25,000. (The federal government uses less complex procedures for the purchase of property and services valued below the simplified acquisition threshold. Purchases below the micro purchase threshold generally do not require soliciting competitive quotations if the contracting officer considers the price to be reasonable.)

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Received in the Senate.

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