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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6516. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following:
SEC. 823. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE EVALUATION AND TRANSITION
OF UNSOLICITED DEFENSE CAPABILITY PROPOSALS.
(a) Establishment of Pilot Program.—Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to
improve the intake, evaluation, and disposition of
unsolicited proposals submitted to the Department of Defense.
(b) Elements.—The pilot program required under subsection
(a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) A common electronic means for submission of unsolicited
proposals to the Department of Defense.
(2) Standardized guidance regarding the information
required for review of such proposals.
(3) A requirement that the Department provide to an
offeror—
(A) notice of whether the proposal is complete not later
than 30 days after receipt; and
(B) a written disposition of the proposal, including a
brief explanation of the basis for rejection, referral, or
further consideration, not later than 90 days after the
proposal is determined to be complete.
(4) Procedures to ensure that, when an unsolicited proposal
is not appropriate for award or negotiation under subpart
15.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the proposal is
considered for referral, as appropriate, to another
acquisition pathway, including—
(A) a broad agency announcement;
(B) a commercial solutions opening or similar competitive
solicitation;
(C) a prize or challenge competition;
(D) a Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business
Technology Transfer topic, where appropriate; or
(E) market research or other consideration by a relevant
program office.
(5) Procedures to protect proprietary data and restrict
disclosure consistent with applicable law and regulation.
(c) Priority Consideration.—In carrying out the pilot
program, the Secretary shall provide priority consideration
to unsolicited proposals that the Secretary determines may
materially improve—
(1) production capacity;
(2) supply chain resilience;
(3) repair, maintenance, or sustainment capability;
(4) domestic manufacturing capability;
(5) cyber resilience; or
(6) cost or schedule performance for an existing or
anticipated defense requirement.
(d) Briefing and Report.—
(1) Not later than 180 days after the establishment of the
pilot program, the Secretary shall brief the congressional
defense committees on the implementation of the pilot
program.
(2) Not later than 1 year after the date on which the pilot
program is established, and annually thereafter for three
years, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report on the pilot program, including—
(A) the number of unsolicited proposals received;
(B) the average time required for disposition;
(C) the number of proposals rejected, referred, or advanced
for negotiation or award;
(D) the number of proposals transitioned to another
acquisition pathway; and
(E) participation data, to the extent practicable,
regarding small business concerns, nontraditional defense
contractors, and mid-tier contractors.
(e) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be
construed to alter the requirements of subpart 15.6 of the
Federal Acquisition Regulation regarding the award of a
contract based on an unsolicited proposal or to authorize the
award of a sole-source contract in violation of otherwise
applicable law.