Sec. 4. Notice and justification requirements for bundling or consolidation of contract requirements
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Section 44(c)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657q(c)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 7 days after making a determination that an acquisition strategy involving a consolidation of contract requirements is necessary and justified under subparagraph (A), the senior procurement executive or Chief Acquisition Officer shall publish a notice on a public website that such determination has been made. Any solicitation for a procurement related to the acquisition strategy may not be published earlier than 7 days after such notice is published.
Along with the publication of the solicitation, the senior procurement executive or Chief Acquisition Officer shall publish a justification for the determination, which shall include the information in subparagraphs
(A)through
(E)of paragraph (1). . Section 15(e)(3) of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(e)(3) ) is amended to read as follows: If the head of a contracting agency determines that an acquisition plan for a procurement involves a substantial bundling of contract requirements, the head of a contracting agency shall publish a notice on a public website that such determination has been made not later than 7 days after making such determination. Any solicitation for a procurement related to the acquisition plan may not be published earlier than 7 days after such notice is published. Along with the publication of the solicitation, the head of a contracting agency shall publish a justification for the determination, which shall include following information: The specific benefits anticipated to be derived from the bundling of contract requirements and a determination that such benefits justify the bundling. An identification of any alternative contracting approaches that would involve a lesser degree of bundling of contract requirements. An assessment of— the specific impediments to participation by small business concerns as prime contractors that result from the bundling of contract requirements; and the specific actions designed to maximize small business participation as subcontractors (including suppliers) at various tiers under the contract or contracts that are awarded to meet the requirements. . Section 44(c)(1) of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657q(c)(1) ) is amended by striking Subject to paragraph (4), the head and inserting The head .
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