DOCUMENTATION OF MARKET RESEARCH RELATED TO COMMERCIAL ITEM DETERMINATIONS.

SEC. 818. DOCUMENTATION OF MARKET RESEARCH RELATED TO COMMERCIAL ITEM DETERMINATIONS. (a) Department of Defense Procurements.— (1) In general.—Section 2377(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: “(4) The head of an agency shall document the results of market research in a manner appropriate to the size and complexity of the acquisition.” . (2) Conforming amendment related to prospective amendment.—Section 836(d)(3)(C)(ii) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) is amended by striking “in paragraph (4)” and inserting “in paragraph (5)”. (b) Civilian Agency Procurements.—Section 3307(d) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(4) Documentation.—The head of the agency shall document the results of market research in a manner appropriate to the size and complexity of the acquisition.” .