Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act amends 41 U.S.C. 1908(c)(2), which governs periodic inflation or dollar-threshold adjustments for acquisition-related thresholds in federal procurement law. Current text refers to adjustments in each year evenly divisible by five. The bill changes that timing to 2028 and every three years thereafter.
Acquisition-related dollar thresholds affect federal purchasing categories such as simplified acquisition thresholds, micro-purchase thresholds, subcontracting-plan thresholds, and other procurement rules that depend on dollar amounts. Moving to a three-year adjustment cadence would make threshold updates more frequent after 2028.
Who Benefits and How
Federal contracting officers benefit from thresholds that can update more regularly with economic conditions. Agency procurement offices benefit if more frequent adjustments keep purchasing procedures aligned with inflation. Government contractors benefit from clearer threshold updates that affect which procurement rules apply to their contracts. Small business contractors may benefit when updated thresholds expand simplified acquisition or set-aside opportunities. Federal procurement policy staff benefit from a statutory schedule anchored in 2028.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal Acquisition Regulation Council staff must update procurement rules and guidance more frequently. Agency procurement offices must train contracting staff and update internal systems on a three-year cycle. Government contractors must track threshold changes that affect compliance, bidding strategies, and eligibility for procurement categories. Small business compliance staff may need to monitor changing thresholds. Federal taxpayers may bear implementation costs for system and guidance updates.
Key Provisions
- Amends 41 U.S.C. 1908(c)(2), the acquisition-threshold adjustment timing provision.
- Provides threshold adjustments in 2028.
- Requires adjustments every three years thereafter.
- Replaces the prior timing based on years evenly divisible by five.
- Affects procurement thresholds used by agencies, contracting officers, and government contractors.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Changes title 41 acquisition-threshold adjustment timing so certain federal procurement dollar thresholds are adjusted in 2028 and every three years thereafter instead of only in each year evenly divisible by five.
Key Policy Areas
Federal Procurement, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Changes title 41 acquisition-threshold adjustment timing so certain federal procurement dollar thresholds are adjusted in 2028 and every three years thereafter instead of only in each year evenly divisible by five.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal contracting officers
- Agency procurement offices
- Government contractors
- Small business contractors
- Federal procurement policy staff
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal Acquisition Regulation Council staff
- Agency procurement offices
- Government contractors
- Small business compliance staff
- Federal taxpayers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: …
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Mr. Fallon (for himself and Mr. Walkinshaw) introduced the following …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "far_council"
- → Federal Acquisition Regulation Council
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