FAIR Vets Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
Introduced
Summary
Raises sole‑source contract thresholds for Service‑Disabled Veteran‑Owned Small Businesses so these firms can win larger direct awards and the bill changes how contract options count toward those thresholds.
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- Service‑Disabled Veteran‑Owned Small Businesses would be eligible for higher sole‑source awards, with the relevant thresholds rising from $7 million to $10 million and from $3 million to $8 million, and the statute would remove the parenthetical phrase that affects how options are treated in threshold calculations.
- Federal acquisition officials would have to update rules. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and the Secretary of Defense must amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Defense supplemental rules, with the revised thresholds applying to solicitations issued 180 days after enactment.
*Would not create new funding or require new appropriations.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Bigger sole-source contracts for veterans
If enacted, this bill would raise the dollar limits for sole-source contracts given to service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. One threshold would increase to $10 million and the other to $8 million. The bill would remove the phrase that counts option periods, so option years would not count toward those contract values. The Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense FAR rules would have to be updated within 180 days, and the new thresholds would apply to solicitations issued 180 days after enactment. The change would not create new government spending; it would change how contracts are sized.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 12/11/2025
Gillen
NY • D
Sponsored 1/30/2026
Bergman
MI • R
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 2/10/2026
Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]
NC • R
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Jackson (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Roll Call Votes
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