GAO Civilian Task and Delivery Order Protest Authority Act of 2016
Source: Congress.gov
| Bill: H.R.5995 | GAO Civilian Task and Delivery Order Protest Authority Act of 2016 |
| Sponsor: | Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (Introduced 09/12/2016) |
| Cosponsors: | (1) |
| Committees: | House – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Reports: H. Rept. 114-779 |
| Latest Action: | 09/22/2016 Received in the Senate. |
| Bill Status: | Passed House |
| Summary: | (Sec. 2) This bill makes permanent the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) authority to hear a contractor’s protest regarding the issuance or proposed issuance of a civilian federal agency’s task or delivery order contract for the procurement of services or property valued in excess of $10 million. (Under current law, the GAO’s jurisdiction over protests relating to federal defense contracts is already permanent, but the protest authority for civilian federal agency contracts is scheduled to expire after September 30, 2016.) |