An amendment numbered 15 printed in House Report 111-467 to require DOD to give cost at least equal importance in evaluating competitive proposals for Federal contracts versus other factors or explain any waivers of such requirement.

1. Adds SEC. 501. REQUIREMENT THAT COST OR PRICE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BE GIVEN AT LEAST EQUAL IMPORTANCE AS TECHNICAL OR OTHER CRITERIA IN EVALUATING COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTS at the end of the bill

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   Inserted: SEC. 501. REQUIREMENT THAT COST OR PRICE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BE GIVEN AT LEAST EQUAL IMPORTANCE AS TECHNICAL OR OTHER CRITERIA IN EVALUATING COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTS.

   Inserted: (a) Requirement.--Subparagraph (A) of section 2305(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "proposals; and" at the end of clause (ii) and all that follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting the following: "proposals and that must be assigned importance at least equal to all evaluation factors other than cost or price when combined.".

   Inserted: (b) Waiver.--Section 2305(a)(3) of such title is further amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(B) The requirement of subparagraph (A)(ii) relating to assigning at least equal importance to evaluation factors of cost or price may be waived by the head of the agency. The authority to issue a waiver under this subparagraph may not be delegated.".

   Inserted: (c) Report.--Section 2305(a)(3) of such title is further amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

   Inserted: "(C) Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, and post on a publicly available website of the Department of Defense, a report containing a list of each waiver issued by the head of an agency under subparagraph (B) during the preceding fiscal year.".

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   At the end of the bill add the following new section:

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