All Roll Calls
Yes: 421 • No: 1
119-hr-1118119th CongressWALLET
Value Over Cost Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Passed House
Summary
Moves the MAS procurement standard from "lowest overall cost alternative" to "best value". This bill would amend 41 U.S.C. §152(3)(B) to replace that phrase for the Federal Government's Multiple Award Schedule program. The change is confined to that statutory swap and does not add evaluation factors or define what counts as "best value".
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Best value rule for federal schedule contracts
This bill would change how agencies score offers under the federal Multiple Award Schedule. Instead of picking the lowest overall cost, they would use a best value standard. That would let agencies weigh price with other factors, like quality or past performance. The bill does not define which factors count. Businesses that bid on schedule contracts would face different evaluation rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
FL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/7/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 7/21/2026
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Yes: 421 • No: 1