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(E) The amount of the contract, to the extent that the amount is not proprietary information.

(F) The type of contract used.

(G) The extent of competition for award.

(H) Whether compatibility restrictions were used in awarding the contract.

(I) Significant modifications of the contract.

(J) Contract price, to the extent that the price is not proprietary information.

(2) The head of each Federal agency shall report to the Administrator in accordance with regulations issued by the Administrator all information that the Administrator determines necessary in order to satisfy the requirements in paragraph (1).

(3) The Administrator

(A) shall carry out a systematic, periodic review of information received under this subsection;

(B) shall use such information, as appropriate, to determine the compliance of Federal agencies with the requirements of this section; and

(C) may take appropriate corrective action regarding an agency's authority to lease and purchase automatic data processing equipment upon any substantial failure by the head of the agency to report to the Administrator in accordance with this subsection.

(4) The Administrator shall take appropriate corrective action upon failure of a Federal agency to comply with the terms of any delegation of authority to lease or purchase automatic data processing equipment or failure to comply with any applicable law or regulation.

(5) The Administrator shall require in the regulations implementing this subsection that (A) data collected pursuant to this subsection be drawn from existing Federal agency information; and (B) no new or additional information reporting requirements may be imposed on offerors or contractors to collect such data.

(i) This section may be cited as the "Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act".

TITLE II-PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

SEC. 201. [40 U.S.C. 481] PROCUREMENTS, WAREHOUSING, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.

(a) The Administrator shall, in respect of executive agencies, and to the extent that he determines that so doing is advantageous to the Government in terms of economy, efficiency, or service, and with due regard to the program activities of the agencies concerned

(1) subject to regulations and regulations prescribed by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy pursuant to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, prescribe policies and methods of procurement and supply of personal property and nonpersonal services, including related functions such as contracting, inspection, storage, issue, property identification

So in law. P.L. 98-191 (sections 8(d)(1) and 9(a)(2)) enacted conflicting provisions (97 Stat. 1331). Intent is “subject to regulations prescribed".

and classification, transportation and traffic management, management of public utility services, and repairing and converting; and

(2) operate, and, after consultation with the executive agencies affected, consolidate, take over, or arrange for the operation by any executive agency of warehouses, supply centers, repair shops, fuel yards, and other similar facilities; and

(3) procure and supply personal property and nonpersonal services for the use of executive agencies in the proper discharge of their responsibilities, and perform functions related to procurement and supply such as those mentioned above in subparagraph (1) of this subsection: Provided, That contracts for public utility services may be made for periods not exceeding ten years; and

(4) with respect to transportation and other public utility services for the use of executive agencies, represent such agencies in negotiations with carriers and other public utilities and in proceedings involving carriers or other public utilities before Federal and State regulatory bodies;

Provided, That_the Secretary of Defense may from time to time, and unless the President shall otherwise direct, exempt the Department of Defense from action taken or which may be taken by the Administrator under clauses (1)-(4) of this subsection whenever he determines such exemption to be in the best interests of national security.

(b)(1) The Administrator shall, as far as practicable, provide any of the services specified in subsection (a) of this section to any other Federal agency, mixed-ownership Government corporation (as defined in section 9101 of title 31, United States Code), or the District of Columbia, upon its request.

(2)(A) The Administrator may provide for the use of Federal supply schedules of the General Services Administration by any of the following entities upon request:

(i) A State, any department or agency of a State, and any political subdivision of a State, including a local government. (ii) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(iii) The government of an Indian tribe (as derined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e))).

(B) Subparagraph (A) may not be construed to authorize an entity referred to in that subparagraph to order existing stock or inventory from federally owned and operated, or federally owned and contractor operated, supply depots, warehouses, or similar facilities.

(C) In any case in which an entity listed in subparagraph (A) uses a Federal supply schedule, the Administrator may require the entity to reimburse the General Services Administration for any administrative costs of using the schedule.

(3)(A) Upon the request of a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or other severely handicapped that is to provide a commodity or service to the Federal Government under the Javits-WagnerO'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.), the Administrator may provide any of the services specified in subsection (a) to such agency to the extent practicable.

(B) A nonprofit agency receiving services under the authority of subparagraph (A) shall use the services directly in making or providing an approved commodity or approved service to the Federal Government.

(C) In this paragraph:

(i) The term "qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or other severely handicapped" means

(I) a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind, as defined in section 5(3) of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 48b(3)); and

(II) a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped, as defined in section 5(4) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 48b(4)).

(ii) The terms "approved commodity" and "approved service" mean a commodity and a service, respectively, that has been determined by the Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped under section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 47) to be suitable for procurement by the Federal Government.

(c) In acquiring personal property, any executive agency, under regulations to be prescribed by the Administrator, subject to regulations and regulation 6 prescribed by the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy pursuant to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, may exchange or sell similar items and may apply the exchange allowance or proceeds of sale in such cases in whole or in part payment for the property acquired: Provided, That any transaction carried out under the authority of this subsection shall be evidenced in writing. Sales of property pursuant to this subsection shall be governed by section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5), except that fixed price sales may be conducted in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as are applicable to the sale of property pursuant to section 203(e)(5) of this Act.

(d) In conformity with policies prescribed by the Administrator under subsection (a) of this section, any executive agency may utilize the services, work, materials, and equipment of any other executive agency, for the inspection of personal property incident to the procurement thereof, and notwithstanding section 3678 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 628) or any other provision of law such other executive agency may furnish such services, work, materials, and equipment for that purpose without reimbursement or transfer of funds.

(e) Whenever the head of any executive agency determines that the remaining storage or shelf life of any medical materials or medical supplies held by such agency for national emergency purposes is of too short duration to justify their continued retention for such purposes and that their transfer or disposal would be in the interest of the United States, such materials or supplies shall be considered for the purposes of section 202 of this Act to be excess property. In accordance with the regulations of the Administrator, such excess materials or supplies may thereupon be transferred to or exchanged with any other Federal agency for other medical materials

So in law. P.L. 98-191 (sections 8(d)(1) and 9(a)(2)) enacted conflicting provisions (97 Stat. 1331). Intent is "subject to regulations prescribed".

or supplies. Any proceeds derived from such transfers may be credited to the current applicable appropriation or fund of the transferor agency and shall be available only for the purchase of medical materials or supplies to be held for national emergency purposes. If such materials or supplies are not transferred to or exchanged with any other Federal agency, they shall be disposed of as surplus property. To the greatest extent practicable, the head of the executive agency holding such medical materials or supplies shall make the determination provided for in the first sentence of this subsection at such times as to insure that such medical materials or medical supplies can be transferred or otherwise disposed of in sufficient time to permit their use before their shelf life expires and they are rendered unfit for human use.

TITLE III—PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE 7

SEC. 301. [41 U.S.C. 251] DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

The purpose of this title is to facilitate the procurement of property and services.

SEC. 302. [41 U.S.C. 252] APPLICATION AND PROCUREMENT METHODS. (a) Executive agencies shall make purchases and contracts for property and services in accordance with the provisions of this title and implementing regulations of the Administrator; but this title does not apply

(1) to the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; or

(2) when this chapter is made inapplicable pursuant to section 602(d) of this Act or any other law, but when this title is made inapplicable by any such provision of law sections 3709 and 3710 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, shall be applicable in the absence of authority conferred by statute to procure without advertising or without regard to said section 3709.

(b) It is the declared policy of the Congress that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts for property and services for the Government shall be placed with small-business concerns.

(c)(1) This title does not (A) authorize the erection, repair, or furnishing of any public building or public improvement, but such authorization shall be required in the same manner as heretofore, or (B) permit any contract for the construction or repair of buildings, roads, sidewalks, sewers, mains, or similar items using procedures other than sealed-bid procedures under section 303(a)(2)(A), if the conditions set forth in section 303(a)(2)(A) apply or the contract is to be performed outside the United States.

(2) Section 303(a)(2)(A) does not require the use of sealed-bid procedures in cases in which section 204(e) of title 23, United States Code, applies.

Similar provisions of law applicable to defense procurement are found in chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, set forth beginning on page 67.

SEC. 302A. [41 U.S.C. 252a] SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.

(a) SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.-For purposes of acquisitions by executive agencies, the simplified acquisition threshold is as specified in section 4(11) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.

(b) INAPPLICABLE LAWS.-No law properly listed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to section 33 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act shall apply to or with respect to a contract or subcontract that is not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.

SEC. 302B. [41 U.S.C. 252b] IMPLEMENTATION OF SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES.

The simplified acquisition procedures contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to section 31 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act shall apply in executive agencies as provided in such section.

SEC. 302C. [41 U.S.C. 252c] IMPLEMENTATION OF FACNET CAPABILITY.

(a) IMPLEMENTATION OF FACNET CAPABILITY.—(1) The head of each executive agency shall implement the Federal acquisition computer network ("FACNET") capability required by section 30 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.

(2) In implementing the FACNET capability pursuant to paragraph (1), the head of an executive agency shall consult with the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy.

(b) DESIGNATION OF AGENCY OFFICIAL.-The head of each executive agency shall designate a program manager to have responsibility for implementation of FACNET capability for that agency and otherwise to implement this section. Such program manager shall report directly to the senior procurement executive designated for the executive agency under section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3)).

SEC. 303. [41 U.S.C. 253] COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.

(a)(1) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (g) and except in the case of procurement procedures otherwise expressly authorized by statute, an executive agency in conducting a procurement for property or services

(A) shall obtain full and open competition through the use of competitive procedures in accordance with the requirements of this title and the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and

(B) shall use the competitive procedure or combination of competitive procedures that is best suited under the circumstances of the procurement.

(2) In determining the competitive procedures appropriate under the circumstances, an executive agency

(A) shall solicit sealed bids if

(i) time permits the solicitation, submission, and evaluation of sealed bids;

(ii) the award will be made on the basis of price and other price-related factors;

(iii) it is not necessary to conduct discussions with the responding sources about their bids; and

(iv) there is a reasonable expectation of receiving more than one sealed bid; and

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