Amendment ensures that more large contracts will be reviewed as to their appropriateness to be bundled and potentially broken into smaller pieces more suitable for small business.

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Amendment Number
163
Description
Amendment ensures that more large contracts will be reviewed as to their appropriateness to be bundled and potentially broken into smaller pieces more suitable for small business.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-137 to close a loophole in the current bill that allows agencies to avoid doing small business impact studies by designating contracts as "transformed". It also lowers the new dollar threshold to ensure a greater portion of contracts are reviewed for their impact on small business as well as taxpayer savings.
Congress
110
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 10, 2007
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Sestak amendment (A001) as modified Agreed to by recorded vote: 423 - 0 (Roll no. 319). (consideration: CR H4767-4768; text as modified: CR H4767)
Latest Action Time
11:16:57
Submitted Date
May 9, 2007
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Feb 3, 2022
Amendment 163 — Informed