Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Defense Small Business Affiliate Consideration Act of 2023”.
Defense Small Business Affiliate Consideration Act of 2023
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Defense to amend the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to include consideration of past performance of affiliates of small business concerns, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Consideration of past performance of affiliates of small business concerns
Not later than July 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall amend section 215.305 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement (or any successor regulation) to require that when small business concerns bid on Department of Defense contracts, the past performance evaluation and source selection processes shall consider, if relevant, the past performance information of affiliate companies of the small business concerns.