; table of contents. Sec. 2. Congressional findings. Sec. 3. Design-build construction process improvement. Sec. 4. Prohibition on the use of a reverse auction for the award of a contract for design and construction services. 2. Congressional findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The acquisition procedures that are often used effectively to procure products and other forms of services are not always appropriate for the procurement of design and construction services. (2) Federal procurement officials often adopt contracting techniques from the private sector and have used those techniques effectively to procure products and services. (3) Design-build is a procurement technique Federal officials have adopted from the private sector that has worked well for the procurement of design and construction services. (4) The current statutory framework for design-build could benefit from legislative refinement. (5) Reverse auctions are another procurement technique Federal officials have adopted from the private sector and used successfully to award contracts for the procurement of products that are commercially equivalent to commodities. (6) Despite their success in other contexts, reverse auctions are generally inappropriate for the procurement of design and construction services, given the unique nature of each such project. 3. Design-build construction process improvement (a) Civilian contracts (1) In general Section 3309(b) of title 41, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Criteria for use (1) Contracts with a value of at least $3,000,000 Two-phase selection procedures shall be used for entering into a contract for the design and construction of a public building, facility, or work if a contracting officer determines that the project has a value of $3,000,000 or greater. (2) Contracts with a value less than $3,000,000 For any project that a contracting officer determines has a value of less than $3,000,000, the contracting officer shall make a determination on whether two-phase