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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 980 (Introduced in Senate) — To provide for enhanced embassy security, and for other purposes. · Sec. 201

Sec. 201. Local guard contracts abroad under diplomatic security program

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Section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ( 22 U.S.C. 4864(c)(3) ) is amended to read as follows: in evaluating proposals for such contracts, award contracts to technically acceptable firms offering the lowest evaluated price, except that— the Secretary may award contracts on the basis of best value (as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis); and proposals received from United States persons and qualified United States joint venture persons shall be evaluated by reducing the bid price by 10 percent; .
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes— an explanation of the implementation of paragraph
(3)of section 136(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, as amended by subsection (a); and for each instance in which an award is made pursuant to subparagraph
(A)of such paragraph, as so amended, a written justification and approval, providing the basis for such award and an explanation of the inability to satisfy the needs of the Department of State by technically acceptable, lowest price evaluation award.
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