SAFE Services Act

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense, within 180 days, to change Department of Defense contracting rules so that contracting officers give a preference to United States companies when buying professional services. Professional services include engineering, architecture, design, environmental and financial consulting, program management, and legal work. A United States company is defined as a business organized and based in the U.S. that is not owned or controlled by a foreign entity, including joint ventures where such a business owns at least 50 percent. The Secretary could waive the preference for urgent operational needs or when no U.S. company can do the work in a timely or cost-effective way, but must put the waiver in writing and notify the congressional defense committees within 30 days.

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Sponsors

• Cory Mills Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors