Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026
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Introduced 2025-04-09
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Officially: “Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2026” Read the full text
Commerce
What it does
The bill requires federal contracts, task orders, and delivery orders worth more than the simplified acquisition threshold to be set aside for small businesses whenever the contracting officer reasonably expects to get offers from two or more responsible small business concerns and can award the work at a fair market price.
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1Short title
This section gives the Act the short title "Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025."
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1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Small Business Competitions Act of 2025 .
2Codification of the Rule of Two
This section would add a new requirement to the Small Business Act. Any contract, task order, or delivery order to purchase goods or services with an expected value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold must be reserved for small business concerns whenever the contracting officer reasonably expects both that two or more responsible small business concerns would submit offers and that the contract, task order, or delivery order could be awarded at a fair market price.
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2. Codification of the Rule of Two
Section 15(j) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(j) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(4) Rule of Two
Each contract, task order, or delivery order for the purchase of goods or services that has an anticipated value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold shall be reserved for small business concerns when the contracting officer reasonably expects—
(A) to obtain offers from two or more responsible small business concerns; and
(B) to award such contract, task order, or delivery order at a fair market price.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCEvia MADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC
3 filings
HUBZONE CONTRACTORS NATIONAL COUNCILvia MADISON SERVICES GROUP, INC
2 filings
From 37 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 624. (2026-07-02).