Sec. 863. NOTICE OF CONTRACT CONSOLIDATION FOR ACQUISITION STRATEGIES
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## SEC. 863 NOTICE OF CONTRACT CONSOLIDATION FOR ACQUISITION STRATEGIES ###
(a)Notice Requirement for the Head of a Contracting Agency Section 15(e)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(e)(3)) is amended to read as follows: > > #### “(3) Strategy specifications > > 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 Any solicitation for a procurement related to the acquisition plan may not be published earlier than 7 days after such notice is published.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 the following information: > > > ##### “(A) > > The specific benefits anticipated to be derived from the bundling of contract requirements and a determination that such benefits justify the bundling. > > > ##### “(B) > > An identification of any alternative contracting approaches that would involve a lesser degree of bundling of contract requirements. > > > ##### “(C) > > An assessment of— > > > ###### “(i) > > the specific impediments to participation by small business concerns as prime contractors that result from the bundling of contract requirements; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the specific actions designed to maximize participation of small business concerns as subcontractors (including suppliers) at various tiers under the contract or contracts that are awarded to meet the requirements.” > . ###
(b)Notice Requirement for the Senior Procurement Executive or Chief Acquisition Officer 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: > > ##### “(C) Notice > > 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 Any solicitation for a procurement related to the acquisition strategy may not be published earlier than 7 days after such notice is published.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).” > . ###
(c)Technical Amendment Section 44(c)(1) of the Small Business 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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