Sec. 853. Additional testing of commercial e-commerce portal models
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Section 846(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( 41 U.S.C. 1901 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall— begin testing commercial e-commerce portal models (other than any such model selected for the initial proof of concept) identified pursuant to paragraph (2); and submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report that includes— a summary of the assessments conducted under paragraph
(2)with respect to a commercial e-commerce portal model identified pursuant to such paragraph; a list of the types of commercial products that could be procured using models tested pursuant to subparagraph (A); an estimate of the amount that could be spent by the head of a department or agency under the program, disaggregated by type of commercial e-commerce portal model; and an update on the models tested pursuant to subparagraph
(A)and a timeline for completion of such testing. Upon completion of testing conducted under paragraph
(5)and before taking any action with respect to the commercial e-commerce portal models tested, the Administrator of General Services shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a report on the results of such testing that includes— an assessment and comparison of commercial e-commerce portal models with respect to— price and quality of the commercial products supplied by each commercial e-commerce portal model; supplier reliability and service; safeguards for the security of Government information and third-party supplier proprietary information; protections against counterfeit commercial products; supply chain risks, particularly with respect to complex commercial products; and overall adherence to Federal procurement rules and policies; and an analysis of the costs and benefits of the convenience to the Federal Government of procuring commercial products from each such commercial e-commerce portal model. .
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