EVALUATING SUBCONTRACT PARTICIPATION IN AWARDING CONTRACTS.

SEC. 415. EVALUATING SUBCONTRACT PARTICIPATION IN AWARDING CONTRACTS. Section 8(d)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(G) The following factors shall be designated by the Federal agency as significant factors for purposes of evaluating offers for a bundled contract where the head of the agency determines that the contract offers a significant opportunity for subcontracting: “(i) A factor that is based on the rate provided under the subcontracting plan for small business participation in the performance of the contract. 111 STAT. 2620 “(ii) For the evaluation of past performance of an offeror, a factor that is based on the extent to which the offeror attained applicable goals for small business participation in the performance of contracts.”.