HR 4743 · 101th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act

Introduced 1990-05-08· Sponsored by Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.(1990-05-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to require the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) to publish and update biannually a catalog of all specific products and services it offers for sale. Requires a buying activity of a Federal department, agency, or institution (entity) which has a requirement for a product or service listed in the catalog to solicit offers from FPI and other offerors, unless its requirements can be met by a delivery order for such specific product pursuant to a Federal Supply Schedule contract of the General Services Administration (GSA) or other indefinite delivery or indefinite quantity contract. Authorizes the Attorney General to direct that the buying activity withdraw the solicitation and consider awarding the contract to FPI using noncompetitive negotiation procedures if the Attorney General has determined that: (1) an award cannot reasonably be expected to be made to FPI on a competitive basis; (2) FPI has not captured more than a reasonable share of the market among Federal entities for the specific product or products as of October 1, 1991; and (3) it is necessary to use noncompetitive procedures to pre…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans