On the recordSeptember 13, 1995
just 3 months ago, when H.R. 1670 was offered as an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act, I offered an amendment to Chairman Clinger's amendment to protect small business by providing full and open competition procurement. My amendment was passed with bipartisan support, by a vote of 213-207. The procurement amendment was then passed by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 402 to 1. My amendment today is the same one that passed the House on June 14, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. It does three things: First, it strikes from H.R. 1670 its redefinition of the competition standard for Federal contracts. Second, it strikes an unnecessary system of Federal agency verification, whereby agency bureaucrats determine which firms are allowed to bid for Federal contracts. Third, it moves us closer to commercial buying practices, by empowering agency officials to have more open communication with the private sector.
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