1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Allowing Contractors to Choose Employees for Select Skills Act or the ACCESS Act . 2. Use of requirements regarding experience and education of contractor personnel (a) Flexibility in contractor education requirements Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 3313. Flexibility in contractor education requirements (a) Prohibition A solicitation may not set forth any minimum experience or educational requirement for proposed contractor personnel in order for a bidder to be eligible for award of a contract unless the contracting officer includes in the solicitation a written justification that explains why the needs of the executive agency cannot be met without any such requirement and clarifies how the requirement ensures the needs are met. (b) Executive agency defined In this section, the term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 133. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 3313. Flexibility in contractor education requirements. . (c) OMB Guidance Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidance to executive agencies for implementing the amendment made by subsection (a) that includes the following: (1) Instructions for contracting officers for the justifications under section 3313(a) of title 41, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), including a requirement that each use of an education or experience requirement be separately determined, justified, and reviewed. (2) In the case of a solicitation in which education and work experience requirements are included, instructions on how alternative certifications, industry-recognized credentials, and work-based learning programs, including apprenticeships, may satisfy such requirements. (d) Applicability The