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119-hr-1955119th CongressWALLET

Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act

Sponsored By: Representative Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would create a five-year Arsenal Workload Sustainment Pilot Program inside the Department of Defense to sustain and optimize workload at U.S. government-owned arsenals by giving procurement preference to partnerships that use those arsenals.

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  • Arsenals and workers: Government-owned arsenals could see more contract work because bids from non-public partners that do not use an arsenal would have 20 percent added to their price during source selection. This makes using an arsenal a clear competitive advantage.
  • Non-public partners and contractors: The Secretary would favor partners that use the Army’s Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence and that ensure at least 25 percent of partnership activities are performed by Department of Defense employees.
  • DoD planning and oversight: The Secretary would have to set up the pilot within 90 days and, within one year, report to congressional defense committees on prior-year workload by budget account, where arsenals could meet future needs irrespective of cost, expected workload in the Future Years Defense Program, and required capital investments and operational challenges.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Defense pilot favors bids using Army arsenals

This bill would set up a five-year pilot within 90 days to boost work at Army-owned arsenals. It would let companies, individuals, universities, and nonprofits form public–private partnerships with the Defense Department. In pilot competitions, bids that do not partner with an Army arsenal would be treated as 20% more expensive when compared. The Secretary would also favor partners that use the Army’s Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence and have at least 25% of work done by DoD employees. Within one year of enactment, the Secretary would report to Congress on results, future needs, and needed capital upgrades at the arsenals.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17]

IL • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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