Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Women’s Small Business Procurement Parity Act”.
Women’s Small Business Procurement Parity Act
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to provide authority for sole source contracts for certain small business concerns owned and controlled by women, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Sole source contracts for certain small business concerns owned and controlled by women
in paragraph (2)(C), by striking “paragraph (3)” and inserting “paragraph (4)”;
in paragraph (5), by striking “(2)(F)” each place it appears and inserting “(2)(E)”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(7) Authority for sole source contracts for economically disadvantaged small business concerns owned and controlled by women in underrepresented industries—A contracting officer may award a sole source contract under this subsection to a small business concern owned and controlled by women that meets the requirements under paragraph (2)(A) if—
“(A) the small business concern owned and controlled by women is in an industry in which small business concerns owned and controlled by women are underrepresented, as determined by the Administrator;
“(B) the contracting officer determines that the small business concern owned and controlled by women is a responsible contractor with respect to performance of the contract opportunity;
“(C) the anticipated award price of the contract, including options, is not more than—
“(i) $6,500,000, in the case of a contract opportunity assigned a North American Industry Classification System code for manufacturing; or
“(ii) $4,000,000, in the case of any other contract opportunity; and
“(D) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.
“(8) Authority for sole source contracts for small business concerns owned and controlled by women in substantially underrepresented industries—A contracting officer may award a sole source contract under this subsection to a small business concern owned and controlled by women that meets the requirements under paragraph (2)(E) if—
“(A) the small business concern owned and controlled by women is in an industry in which small business concerns owned and controlled by women are substantially underrepresented, as determined by the Administrator;
“(B) the contracting officer determines that the small business concern owned and controlled by women is a responsible contractor with respect to performance of the contract opportunity;
“(C) the anticipated award price of the contract, including options, is not more than—
“(i) $6,500,000, in the case of a contract opportunity assigned a North American Industry Classification System code for manufacturing; or
“(ii) $4,000,000, in the case of any other contract opportunity; and
“(D) in the estimation of the contracting officer, the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price.”
Reporting on goals for sole source contracts for small business concerns owned and controlled by women— Section 15(h)(2)(E)(viii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)(E)(viii)) is amended—
in subclause (IV), by striking “and” at the end;
by redesignating subclause (V) as subclause (VIII); and
by inserting after subclause (IV) the following:
“(V) through sole source contracts awarded under section 8(m)(7);
“(VI) through sole source contracts awarded under section 8(m)(8);
“(VII) by industry for contracts described in subclause (III), (IV), (V), or (VI); and”
Deadline for report on underrepresented industries accelerated— Section 29(o)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(o)(2)) is amended—
by striking “5 years after the date of enactment of this subsection” and inserting “January 2, 2015”; and
by striking “5-year period” and inserting “2-year or 5-year period, as applicable,”.