Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Women’s Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013”.
Women’s Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the procurement program for women-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Women’s Procurement Program Equalization
Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)) is amended—
in paragraph (2), so that subparagraph (E) reads as follows:
“(E) each of the concerns—
“(i) is certified by a Federal agency, a State government, or a national certifying entity approved by the Administrator, as a small business concern owned and controlled by women; or
“(ii) is certified by the Administrator as a small business concern owned and controlled by women.”
by adding at the end the following:
“(7) Sole source contracts for economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses—In accordance with this section, a contracting officer may award a sole source contract to any small business concern meeting the requirements of section 8(m)(2)(A) of this Act if—
“(A) such concern is determined to be a responsible contract with respect to performance of such contract opportunity and the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that 2 or more businesses meeting the requirements of section 8(m)(2)(A) will submit offers;
“(B) the anticipated award price of the contract (including options) will not exceed—
“(i) $6,500,000 in the case of a contract opportunity assigned a standard industrial code for manufacturing; or
“(ii) $4,000,000 in the case of any other contract opportunity; and
“(C) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
“(8) Sole source contracts for women owned small businesses in substantially underrepresented industries—In accordance with this section, a contracting officer may award a sole source contract to any small business concerns meeting the requirements of section 8(m)(3) of this Act if—
“(A) such concern is determined to be a responsible contract with respect to performance of such contract opportunity and the contracting officer does not have a reasonable expectation that 2 or more businesses meeting the requirements of section 8(m)(3) will submit offers;
“(B) the anticipated award price of the contract (including options) will not exceed—
“(i) $6,500,000 in the case of a contract opportunity assigned a standard industrial code for manufacturing; or
“(ii) $4,000,000 in the case of any other contract opportunity; and
“(C) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.”
Sec. 3 Reporting on goals for procurement contracts awarded to small business concerns
Section 15(h)(2)(E)(viii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644) is amended to read as follows:
“(viii) small business concerns owned and controlled by women—
“(I) in the aggregate;
“(II) through competitions restricted to small business concerns;
“(III) through competitions restricted using the authority under section 8(m)(2);
“(IV) through competitions restricted using the authority under section 8(m)(2) and in which the waiver authority under section 8(m)(3) was used;
“(V) through sole source contracts awarded using the authority under section 8(m)(7);
“(VI) through sole source contracts awarded using the authority under section 8(m)(8) and in which the waiver authority under section 8(m)(3) was used;
“(VII) by industry in which the contracts described in subclauses (III) through (VI) were awarded; and
“(VIII) through unrestricted competition; and”