S. 2300 would improve the Small Business Act.
Detailed Summary
Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to provide federal review and oversight of the practice of contract bundling (the consolidation of two or more procurement contracts into a solicitation for a single prime contract that is unlikely, because of its size or complexity, to be suitable for award to a small business).
Revises or adds federal provisions or requirements concerning: (1) increased small business participation in federal procurement subcontracts, including a pilot program to provide contractual incentives to prime contractors that exceed their small business subcontracting goals; (2) Small Business Administration (SBA) certification of small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, women, and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; (3) historically underutilized business zones (HUBZones) affected by military base closures; (4) the BusinessLINC program (business-to-business and mentor-protege relationships between large and small businesses); (5) information on contracts involving small businesses that were displaced by bundled or consolidated actions; (6) the reservation of certain prime contract awards to small businesses; (7) a Comptroller General study on federal procurement contracting reporting systems; (8) micropurchase guidelines; (9) reporting on overseas contracts; (10) federal agency accountability with respect to small business procurement contracting and subcontracting goals; (11) certification as a small business for purposes of eligibility for the award of federal contracts and subcontracts (including authority to protest a business as a small business for such purposes); (12) training for federal contracting and contract enforcement personnel; (13) revised size standards for qualification as a small business; and (14) small business size and status for purposes of multiple award contracts.
Status of the Legislation
Latest Major Action: 11/7/2007: Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Visitor Comments
Kevlar
This bill sounds like a wonderful opportunity for small businesses. I hope the Senate votes YES.
Vector Ovid
From what has been said about this upcoming bill so far, I am hoping it passes. Small businesses need a bill that will support them, rather than be detrimental by opening hidden loopholes. Vote YES on this bill and do something right for a change.
Janet Paley
I vote yes!
ASBL
This bill addresses contract bundling, annual re-certification via CCR, subcontractor misrepresentation and expands opportunities for minority, women and service-disabled veteran owned small business. This will help end abuse in Federal Small business contracting with out burdening the small business.
Serena
Sounds great. I vote yes.
John Wheeler
This is a good bill, has bipartisan support and the companion bill (HR 3867)has already passed the House. Now that we have the works, we need action! John Wheeler, Veteran Corps of America
Chuck
Although HR 3867 and S2300 are good bills for Small Business I don't believe the Congress can get it done. The Senate tried at the end of the 109th Congress to do the same thing and couldn't get it done then. Call your elected officials.