FIT Procurement Act
House Committee Reviews FIT Procurement Act to Streamline Federal Tech Buying and Boost Small Business Contracts
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Raises the dollar limits for easier, faster federal purchasing, letting agencies buy more items with less paperwork.
- Requires new hands-on training for federal buyers on tech purchasing, including cloud services, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity.
- Pushes agencies to make it easier for small businesses to win federal contracts, including accepting more non-government work as past experience.
- Allows agencies to pay in advance for certain tech subscriptions and shared cloud-style services, which can change how software is bought.
- Adds stronger guidance to prevent conflicts of interest in federal contracting; the bill says it does not add new funding.
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Related News
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Bipartisan bill to modernize federal tech procurement gets another shot in House
Reps. Eric Burlison and Suhas Subramanyam reintroduced the FIT Procurement Act to raise the micro-purchase threshold to $25,000 and the simplified acquisition threshold to $500,000. The bill also mandates advanced training for procurement staff on cloud, AI, and cybersecurity.
Senate bill looks to chop through red tape in procurement
Sens. Gary Peters and Ted Cruz introduced the FIT Procurement Act to streamline tech buying. The bill allows agencies to pay in advance for cloud subscriptions and requires agencies to consider non-government work as past performance to help small businesses enter the federal market.
House Lawmakers Reintroduce FIT Procurement Act
The reintroduced FIT Procurement Act aims to cut red tape by doubling the simplified acquisition threshold. It includes provisions for 'Commercial Solutions Openings' to allow more flexible buying of innovative tech and emphasizes training for the federal acquisition workforce.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
FIT Procurement Act
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