PUBLIC LAW 98-72—AUG. 11, 1983 97 STAT. 405 "Sole source contract. " "Unsolicited proposal." promptly furnish for publication by the Secretary of Commerce a notice announcing the award in the Commerce Business Daily. "(6) As used in this subsection— "(A) the term 'sole source contract' means a contract for the purchase of property, supplies or services which is entered into or proposed to be entered into by a Federal department after soliciting and negotiating with only one source. "(B) the term 'unsolicited proposal' means a proposal that is submitted to a Federal department on the initiative of the submitter for the purpose of obtaining a contract with the United States Government, and which is not in response to a formal or informal request (other than a departmental request constituting a publicized general statement of need in areas of science and technology-based research and development that are of interest to the department).". (b)(l) Except as to the amendments made to section 8(e)(4) of the 15 USC 637 note. Small Business Act as added by section (a) of this Act, the amend- ments made by this Act shall apply to procurement actions initiated ninety days after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) The amendments made to section 8(e)(4) of the Small Business Act as added by section (a) of this Act shall apply to procurement actions initiated on or after October 1, 1983. (3) The provisions of this Act shall apply to the Tennessee Valley Authority only with respect to procurements to be paid from appro- priated funds. Approved August 11, 1983. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 272 (H.R. 1043): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 98 -3 accompanying H.R. 1043 (Comm. on Small Business) and No. 98 -263 (Comm. of Conference). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): Feb. 3, considered and passed Senate. Feb. 15, H.R. 1043 considered and passed House. Mar. 8, considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 1043. June 27, Senate agreed to conference report; disagreed to House amendment. Aug. 1, House agreed to conference report; receded from its amendment.
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