HR 4203 · 112th Congress · Commerce
Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 535.(2012-12-27)
Plain Language Summary
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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 OfficeH.R. 4203, Women’s Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012
May 16, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 21, 2012
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