To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules for cancelled covered solicitations, to amend the Small Business Act to provide assistance to small business concerns relating to certain cancelled solicitations, and for other purposes.
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Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Additional sponsor: Ms. Goodlander
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …
Mr. Latimer (for himself, Mr. Alford, and Mr. Mfume) introduced …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires SBA to issue rules within 180 days requiring disclosure of information when federal solicitations set aside for small businesses are cancelled, including justification and reissuance plans.
Who Benefits and How
Small businesses gain transparency on cancelled solicitations. Contractors who prepared bids get referrals to similar opportunities. Small business utilization is tracked.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal agencies must disclose cancellation justifications. SBA must issue rules and create referral procedures.
Key Provisions
- Disclosure of cancellation justifications required
- Information on reissuance plans must be provided
- Referral procedures for affected small businesses
- Information publicly accessible via SAM.gov
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires SBA rules on cancelled small business solicitations
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Increase transparency in small business contracting"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator"
- → SBA Administrator
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