EXPEDITED RESOLUTION OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION MATTERS.

SEC. 2353. [15 U.S.C. 644a note] EXPEDITED RESOLUTION OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION MATTERS. (a) Regulations Required.—(1) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include provisions that require a contracting officer— (A) to make every reasonable effort to respond in writing within 30 days to any written request made to a contracting officer with respect to a matter relating to the administration of a contract that is received from a small business concern; and (B) in the event that the contracting officer is unable to reply within the 30-day period, to transmit to the contractor within such period a written notification of a specific date by which the contracting officer expects to respond. (2) The provisions shall not apply to a request for a contracting officer's decision under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). (b) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be considered as creating any rights under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). (c) Definition.—In this section, the term “small business concern” means a business concern that meets the requirements of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) and the regulations promulgated pursuant to that section. * * * * * * *