AGC Procurement Priorities Included in House Panel DOD Bill

House Vote on Anti-Reverse Auctions and Design-Build Legislation Next Week The House Armed Services Committee recently included a number of AGC procurement reform priorities in a major Department of Defense bill – the National Defense Authorization Act.  The AGC priorities in the legislation include provisions that would help to:

1. Prohibit reverse auctions for construction services;
2. Promote greater accuracy, transparency and accountability in the reporting of contract bundling and consolidation; and
3. Enable more small businesses to apply for and receive loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

The bill moves to the House floor for consideration next week. AGC will continue to work to advocate for provisions in the NDAA bill that: (1) would prohibit single-step design-build procurements for projects above $1 million; (2) limit second-step design-build finalists to three to five teams; and (3) help prevent individual surety fraud.  AGC is also working with members of the Senate to move these priorities forward. For more information, please contact Jimmy Christianson at (703) 837-5325 or christiansonj@agc.org.