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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle E--Industrial Base Matters

P. L. 116-92

House Conference Report 116-333

It is the sense of Congress that during fiscal year 2020, in evaluating proposals for a contract to procure a FFG(X) frigate, the Secretary of the Navy should ensure price is a critical factor.
 

The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 811) that would require the Secretary of the Navy to ensure cost is a critical factor in the procurement of the FFG(X) Frigate.

The Senate bill contained no similar provision.

The Senate recedes with an amendment that would express the sense of Congress that in evaluating proposals for a contract to procure a FFG(X) frigate in fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of the Navy should ensure price is a critical factor.

House Report 116-120

Section 811--Consideration of Price in Procurement of the FFG(X) Frigate

This section would require the Secretary of the Navy to ensure cost is a critical factor in the procurement of the FFG(X) Frigate.