Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting the Future of America’s Federal Contractors Act”.
Protecting the Future of America’s Federal Contractors Act
A BILL
To prohibit agencies of the Federal Government from evaluating bids and proposals on the basis of information related to noncompliance with a Federal contractor COVID–19 vaccine mandate, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Prohibition on evaluating bids and proposals on basis of information related to noncompliance with Federal contractor COVID–19 vaccine mandate
Prohibition— With respect to a bid or proposal for a contract with an agency of the Federal Government for the procurement of a good or service, the head of such agency may not, on the basis of COVID–19 Federal contractor vaccine mandate noncompliance information—
in evaluating the past performance of the offeror of such bid or proposal, unfavorably evaluate the offeror; or
exclude the offeror from being awarded the contract.
Definitions— In this section:
COVID–19 Federal contractor vaccine mandate noncompliance information— The term “COVID–19 Federal contractor vaccine mandate noncompliance information” means, with respect to the offeror, or any subcontractor disclosed by the offeror in the bid or proposal, information relating to compliance with a COVID–19 Federal contractor vaccine mandate, including information related to the termination of a contract with the Federal Government, or subcontract thereof at any tier, for the failure to comply with a Federal contractor vaccine mandate.
Federal contractor COVID–19 vaccine mandate— The term “Federal contractor COVID–19 vaccine mandate” means a requirement by the Federal Government for any employee of a contractor of the Federal Government, or employee of a subcontractor thereof at any tier, to receive vaccination against infection by the SARS–CoV–2 virus.