HR 4203 · 112th Congress · Commerce

Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012

Introduced 2012-03-19· Sponsored by Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12]· 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: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.(2012-12-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small businesses (providing a federal procurement contracting preference to such businesses) to remove current contract award price limits. Allows a contracting officer to award a sole source contract to any economically disadvantaged women-owned small business if: (1) the small business is determined to be responsible and the contracting officer does not expect two or more of such businesses to submit offers; (2) the anticipated contract price will not exceed $6.5 million in the case of a manufacturing contract, or $4 million in the case of all other contracts; and (3) the contract can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Provides identical contracting authority for women-owned small businesses in substantially underrepresented industries.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4203, Women’s Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012

May 16, 2012

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 21, 2012

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Cosponsors (8)

6 Democrats2 Republicans