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S 905 · in committee · significant

Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act

What this bill does

  • Creates a five-year pilot program requiring DOD to prefer contracts with private partners using government-owned Army arsenals.
  • Affects private defense contractors and the Department of Defense procurement process.
  • Adds 20% price penalty to bids from contractors not using government arsenals and requires 25% of work performed by DOD employees.

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  1. 01

    How might the 20% price penalty on non-arsenal bids affect competition and innovation among defense contractors?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the claim that requiring 25% DOD employee involvement will improve arsenal efficiency or reduce overall costs?

  3. 03

    Which private contractors and defense suppliers would face the largest business impact from this five-year pilot program?

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Richard J. Durbin

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Introduced 2025-03-06

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-06 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

  2. 2025-03-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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