HR 1812 · 112th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Small Business Growth Act

Introduced 2011-05-10· Sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]· 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 Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform .(2011-05-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Small Business Growth Act - Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish a small business growth pilot program under which a contracting officer of the General Services Administration (GSA) may award an contract on the basis of competition restricted to an entity that: (1) is enrolled as a mentor or participating in the GSA's Mentor-Protege program related to contracting; (2) if participating as a mentor, has at least one protege that is a small business; (2) has fewer than 1,500 employees; and (4) is not a small business. Requires the contracting officer to consider awarding a contract under the pilot program before awarding the contract under full and open competition, and to report to the Administrator on the reasons a contract was or was not awarded to a pilot program participant.…

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