The bill shifts more professional services work toward U.S. companies and increases procurement transparency to support domestic jobs, while risking higher costs, slower delivery, reduced access to specialized foreign expertise, and added administrative burden for DoD contracting.
Small U.S. businesses and domestic government contractors are more likely to win professional services contracts, increasing revenue and supporting U.S. jobs.
Requires written, justified waivers and a 30-day notice to congressional defense committees for exceptions, increasing transparency and oversight of procurement decisions.
Taxpayers and projects may face higher costs or slower delivery if fewer qualified U.S. firms are available to perform required work.
Narrowly defining 'United States company' could exclude firms with partial foreign ownership, reducing competition and access to specialized foreign expertise needed for some contracts.
Adds administrative and reporting requirements (DFARS revision, waiver documentation, reporting), increasing workload for DoD procurement staff and diverting time from contracting operations.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced December 18, 2025 by Cory Mills · Last progress December 18, 2025
Requires the Department of Defense to update its acquisition rules within 180 days to give preference, when practicable and consistent with national security, to U.S. companies competing for professional services contracts. The Secretary of Defense may issue written waivers when an urgent operational need exists or no U.S. company can timely or cost-effectively perform the work; waivers must be justified and reported to congressional defense committees within 30 days. The bill defines what counts as a U.S. company for this preference (U.S.-organized, U.S. principal place of business, not owned/controlled by a foreign entity) and lists examples of covered professional services such as engineering, architecture, design, environmental and financial consulting, program management, and legal services.