Sec. 885. Report on the Air Force First Look Program and the Army First Stop Program
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Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report analyzing the initiatives of the Air Force First Look Program and the Army First Stop Program. The report required under subsection
(a)shall include the following: An analysis of the objectives of and results achieved by the Air Force First Look Program and the Army First Stop Program. A description of criteria for participation in such Programs, including a description of contracts or other agreements relating to such participation. An analysis of the costs and benefits of participation in such Programs for all relevant parties. A description of the geographic and organizational scope of such Programs, including eligibility criteria, communication of opportunities to participate in such Programs, and implementation of such Programs. An analysis of available data for fiscal years 2021 through 2023 on the effectiveness of such Programs. An analysis of spending under such Programs for fiscal years 2021 through 2023, disaggregated by— element of the Department of Defense (as described in section 111(b) of title 10, United States Code); military installation; whether or not a business entity participating in the program is a small business concern; and with respect to small business concern participants, the North American Industrial Classification System code of such concern. A description of any initiatives at other elements of the Department similar to such Programs, including the number of military installations at which such initiatives are operating and a description of any training offered to participants in such initiatives on the use of a purchase card of the Department of Defense. With respect to commercial e-commerce portal providers participating in such Programs, a description of— how such providers, in coordination with commanders of military installations, provide outreach and education to small business concerns on participation in such Programs; the use of regulatory compliance protocols, including compliance with part 8 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (relating to Required sources of supplies and services ); spending under such Programs for fiscal years 2021 through 2023, including— the number of unique small business concerns using the commercial e-commerce portal of the provider under such Programs; the North American Industrial Classification System code of such concerns; and the product or service purchased by each such concern and the cost of each such product or service; and the use of discounts or other incentives by such provider to encourage participation in such Programs. Participation rates in such Programs by small business concerns, disaggregated by military installation and North American Industrial Classification System code of such concerns. Recommendations for legislative or administrative action, including a description of the resources required, to improve and expand such Programs. In this section: The term Air Force First Look Program means the program of the Department of the Air Force that allow. users of a purchase card of the Department of Defense to purchase products from a commercial e-commerce portal in an amount less than the micro-purchase threshold using such card. The term Army First Stop Program means the program of the Department of the Army that allow. users of a purchase card of the Department of Defense to purchase products from a commercial e-commerce portal in an amount less than the micro-purchase threshold using such card. The term commercial e-commerce portal has the meaning given in section 846 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( 41 U.S.C. 1901 note). The term small business concern has the meaning given under section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ).
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Sec. 885
Report on the Air Force First Look Program and the Army First Stop Program
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