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Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017

USA115th CongressHR-679| House 
| Updated: 3/29/2017
Mark Meadows

Mark Meadows

Republican Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (4)
Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Steve Russell (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)Sam Graves (Republican)

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the design-build selection procedures used by federal agencies soliciting offers to enter into civilian contracts for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work. Two-phase selection procedures (i.e., submission of qualifications and then the submission of price and technical proposals in response to a request for proposal) must be used if a contracting officer determines that a project has a value of $3 million or greater. But for contracts valued at less than $3 million, the contracting officer makes the same determination under current law as to whether the use of two-phase selection procedures is appropriate if the officer anticipates at least three offers for the contract. Federal agencies must report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), each year over a five-year period, on each instance where the agency awarded a design-build contract in which: (1) more than five finalists were selected for phase-two requests for proposals, or (2) the contract or order was awarded without using two-phase selection procedures. The OMB must compile and submit such reports to the Government Accountability Office, which must issue a report analyzing such reports and agency compliance with design-build contract procedures. (Sec. 4) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be amended to prohibit the use of reverse auctions as part of the two-phase selection procedures for awarding contracts for construction and design services. A "reverse auction," with respect to any procurement by an executive agency, is: (1) a real-time auction conducted through an electronic medium among at least two offerors who compete by submitting bids for a supply or service contract, or a delivery order, task order, or purchase order under the contract, with the ability to submit revised lower bids before the closing of the auction; and (2) the award of the contract, delivery order, task order, or purchase order to the offeror based on the price obtained through the auction process.

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Timeline
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 2, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 2, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 29, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 39.
Mar 29, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-68.
Apr 18, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2113
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-231.
  • January 24, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 24, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.


  • February 2, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.


  • February 2, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • March 29, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 39.


  • March 29, 2017
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-68.


  • April 18, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2113
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-231.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • S 115-2113: Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBuilding constructionCongressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Public contracts and procurement

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017

USA115th CongressHR-679| House 
| Updated: 3/29/2017
Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill modifies the design-build selection procedures used by federal agencies soliciting offers to enter into civilian contracts for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work. Two-phase selection procedures (i.e., submission of qualifications and then the submission of price and technical proposals in response to a request for proposal) must be used if a contracting officer determines that a project has a value of $3 million or greater. But for contracts valued at less than $3 million, the contracting officer makes the same determination under current law as to whether the use of two-phase selection procedures is appropriate if the officer anticipates at least three offers for the contract. Federal agencies must report to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), each year over a five-year period, on each instance where the agency awarded a design-build contract in which: (1) more than five finalists were selected for phase-two requests for proposals, or (2) the contract or order was awarded without using two-phase selection procedures. The OMB must compile and submit such reports to the Government Accountability Office, which must issue a report analyzing such reports and agency compliance with design-build contract procedures. (Sec. 4) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be amended to prohibit the use of reverse auctions as part of the two-phase selection procedures for awarding contracts for construction and design services. A "reverse auction," with respect to any procurement by an executive agency, is: (1) a real-time auction conducted through an electronic medium among at least two offerors who compete by submitting bids for a supply or service contract, or a delivery order, task order, or purchase order under the contract, with the ability to submit revised lower bids before the closing of the auction; and (2) the award of the contract, delivery order, task order, or purchase order to the offeror based on the price obtained through the auction process.

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2 versions available

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Timeline
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 2, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 2, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 29, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 39.
Mar 29, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-68.
Apr 18, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2113
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-231.
  • January 24, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 24, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.


  • February 2, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.


  • February 2, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • March 29, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 39.


  • March 29, 2017
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-68.


  • April 18, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2113
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 115-231.
Mark Meadows

Mark Meadows

Republican Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (4)
Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Steve Russell (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)Sam Graves (Republican)

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • S 115-2113: Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2017
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBuilding constructionCongressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Public contracts and procurement