; and (ii) by striking $3,000,000 and inserting $8,000,000 . (D) Certain small business concerns owned and controlled by women Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(m) ) is amended— (i) in paragraph (7)(B)— (I) in clause (i), by striking $6,500,000 and inserting $10,000,000 ; and (II) in clause (ii), by striking $4,000,000 and inserting $8,000,000 ; and (ii) in paragraph (8)(B)— (I) in clause (i), by striking $6,500,000 and inserting $10,000,000 ; and (II) in clause (ii), by striking $4,000,000 and inserting $8,000,000 . (5) Category management Section 15 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (y) Category management (1) Definition of contract In this subsection, the term contract includes a prime contract, a task order, a delivery order, a blanket purchase agreement, and a basic ordering agreement. (2) Exemption Any acquisition for a contract to be awarded under the procedures of section 8(a), 8(m), 31, or 36 or under subsection (a) or (j) of this section, including an acquisition for commercial items, shall be— (A) exempt from the procedural requirements of agency-level or Governmentwide guidance on category management, best in class solutions, common contract solutions, or successor strategies for contract consolidation