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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 5009 (EAH) — 118 HR 5009 EAH: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 · Sec. 875

Sec. 875. Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small business concerns

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Each covered notice shall be written in a manner— such that a small business concern can easily understand the intent of the covered notice; and that— is clear, concise, and well-organized; and to the maximum extent practicable, follows other best practices appropriate to the subject or field of the covered notice and the intended audience of the covered notice. Each covered notice shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include key words in the description of the covered notice such that a small business concern seeking contract opportunities using the single Government-wide point of entry described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code, can easily identify and understand such covered notice.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue rules to carry out this section. In this section: The term covered notice means a notice that— the Secretary of Defense or a Secretary of a military department publishes on SAM.gov (or any successor website) marketing Federal contract opportunities; and pertains to small business concerns, such as a sources sought notice or a solicitation restricted to competition among small business concerns.
The term small business concern has the meaning given the term under section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ).
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