MARKET RESEARCH.

SEC. 826. MARKET RESEARCH.(a) Additional Requirements.—Subsection (c) of section 2377 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) in paragraph (1)—(A) by striking “and” at the end of subparagraph (A);(B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting “; and”; and(C) by adding at the end the following:“(C) before awarding a task order or delivery order in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold.”; and(2) by adding at the end the following:“(4) The head of an agency shall take appropriate steps to ensure that any prime contractor of a contract (or task order or delivery order) in an amount in excess of $5,000,000 for the procurement of items other than commercial items engages in such market research as may be necessary to carry out the requirements of 122 STAT. 228 subsection (b)(2) before making purchases for or on behalf of the Department of Defense.”.(b) Requirement To Develop Training and Tools.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop training to assist contracting officers, and market research tools to assist such officers and prime contractors, in performing appropriate market research as required by subsection (c) of section 2377 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section.