HR 4553 · 98th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to amend title 10, section 2304(c) of the United States Code to insure competitive bidding and fair and reasonable pricing of spare parts procurement.

Introduced 1983-11-18· Sponsored by Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.(1983-11-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Revises the general procurement provisions under general military law to prohibit procurement through price redeterminable basic ordering agreements unless the pricing systems will result in fair and reasonable prices. Prohibits sole source procurements of spare parts unless competitive bidding would not result in fair and reasonable prices. Prohibits consideration of procurement bidding where: (1) the low competitor has a definite advantage over the other competitors; (2) only two bids are received and one bidder is not a manufacturer; or (3) the lowest final price is not reasonable, in that it results in substantial price increases over the previously paid unit price.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

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2 Republicans