Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act

H.R. 789, the Transparency and Predictability in Small Business Opportunities Act, would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish rules within 180 days to increase transparency around cancelled federal solicitations that multiple small businesses could bid on. Specifically, the SBA would have to require agencies to disclose why a covered solicitation was cancelled, provide information on whether the solicitation might be reissued (and timing), and indicate if the procurement requirements might be embedded in another contract or task order. If a cancelled solicitation is not going to be reissued, the bill directs agencies to refer the small business that prepared a bid to the agency’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Director for help identifying similar opportunities. All of this information would be publicly accessible on the government’s single entry point for federal contracting (SAM.gov). The bill also amends the Small Business Act to require OSDBU directors to assist small businesses in finding similar contracting opportunities when a cancellation occurs and the agency does not intend to reissue the solicitation. It defines a “covered solicitation” as a federal procurement solicitation for which two or more small business concerns were eligible to bid. Importantly, the measure states that no new funds are authorized to carry out these requirements, and the bill has moved through the House of Representatives (passing June 3, 2025) and was referred to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship as of the date shown in the text. Sponsor is not identified in the provided text.