Search Results: keywords:"commercial products"

  • S. 5553 — To provide for the use of capability-based analysis of price of goods or services offered by nontraditional defense contractors.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:647

    S. 5553 aims to enable the Department of Defense to use an alternative method called capability-based analysis to assess whether prices quoted by nontraditional defense contractors for commercial products or services are fair and reasonable. This pilot program allows...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 5553 is a plan to help the Department of Defense check if prices from new companies are fair by looking at how special and good their products or services are. They will need to report how well this works by 2028 to see if they should keep doing it until 2029.

  • S. 979 — To promote defense innovation, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,413

    S. 979, titled the "Buying Faster than the Enemy Act of 2025," aims to encourage defense innovation by making it easier for the Department of Defense (DoD) to buy commercial products and services. It allows the DoD to use a streamlined process for awarding contracts and agreements, including...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to help the military buy cool stuff faster by making shopping easier for them, but some people are worried it might let them buy things without checking if it's the best deal.