Bill requires agencies to explain canceled small business contract bids
Passed one chamberH.R. 789Latest action
Sponsor: George Latimer · Representative · NY
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Official title: Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act
119th Congress
Topics: Jobs & the economy
Introduced:
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Federal agencies would have to publicly explain contract cancellations and help affected small businesses find new opportunities.
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What does this do?
This bill requires the SBA to create rules making federal agencies publicly explain why a contract opportunity was cancelled and disclose any plans to reissue it or merge it into another contract, posted on the central government contracting website. If an agency cancels a solicitation with no plans to reissue it, small businesses that prepared bids can be referred to that agency's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization for help finding similar opportunities.
Who does it affect?
Small businesses that bid on federal contracts, federal agencies, and the SBA, which must issue new rules within 180 days of passage.
Why does it matter?
Without this requirement, small businesses were left without clear information about why opportunities they prepared bids for were cancelled or whether similar opportunities would follow.
What does it cost, and who pays?
- No new funding provided
- Agencies use existing budgets and staff
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJan 28, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Jun 4, 2025
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.