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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 1635 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To authorize the Department of State for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes. · Sec. 511

Sec. 511. 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), especially for posts determined to be high threat, high risk pursuant to section 531 of the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act, Fiscal Year 2016 ; 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 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that includes— an explanation of the implementation of section 136(c)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, as amended by subsection (a); and for each instance in which a contract is awarded pursuant to subparagraph
(A)of such section, a written justification and approval that describes the basis for such award and an explanation of the inability of the Secretary to satisfy the needs of the Department by awarding a contract to the technically acceptable firm offering the lowest evaluated price.
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