FIT Procurement Act
Sponsored By: Representative Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7]
In Committee
Summary
Modernize Federal technology procurement by strengthening the acquisition workforce and expanding faster, more flexible buying methods that boost competition and small business access.
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- Requires hands-on learning and a mandatory information and communications technology (ICT) acquisition training program for designated acquisition staff. Training must start within 18 months and run at least 6 years, covering cloud, AI, cybersecurity, market research, and outcome-based contracting.
- Raises the Simplified Acquisition Threshold to $500,000 and the Micro-Purchase Threshold to $25,000 to speed routine buys. It also creates billing rules for ICT subscriptions and tenancy including cloud, and promotes tools like prize competitions, product demonstrations, and joint ventures.
- Directs guidance to accept broader past performance references including non-government work and charges the Chief Acquisition Officers Council with cutting small business barriers and implementing non-legislative fixes within 2 years. It also requires a public Comptroller General report within 18 months on small business participation and updates to the Federal Acquisition Regulation for conflicts of interest.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Simpler contracting to help small businesses
If enacted, the bill would raise the federal micro‑purchase limit to $25,000 and the simplified acquisition threshold to $500,000. The Administrator would issue guidance within 1 year to let agencies accept commercial and non‑government work as past performance and describe how to validate those references. Within 90 days the Administrator would convene the Chief Acquisition Officers Council to identify paperwork barriers for small businesses and implement non‑legislative fixes within 2 years. The Comptroller General would report to Congress within 18 months on small business participation and barriers in federal technology procurement.
Training and funding changes for federal buyers
If enacted, within 18 months the Federal Acquisition Institute would create a cross‑functional ICT acquisition training program for federal acquisition staff. The program would teach market research, requirements development, cloud basics, AI, cybersecurity, outcomes‑based contracting, and experiential case studies. The training must be updated at least every 2 years, be offered for at least 6 years, and the Director must report progress and outdated training to Congress within 2 years. The bill would raise the training fund share from 5% to 7.5%, move some AI training authority to the GSA Administrator, and would not authorize any new appropriations to carry out the Act.
Cloud subscription charges and conflict rules
If enacted, the bill would let agencies authorize charges for ICT subscriptions, reservations, or tenancy, including shared cloud resources. The ordering agency would have to define access and security standards for those subscription or tenancy arrangements. The bill would also direct the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and the Administrator to update the Federal Acquisition Regulation to give agencies more guidance on personal and organizational conflicts of interest involving acquisition staff.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7]
MO • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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