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Section 1822 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017, Public Law 114-328, Dec. 23, 2016, establishes a pilot program for qualified subcontractors to obtain past performance ratings that can be used to compete for prime contracts.  Section 1811 of the NDAA of 2017 also limits the scope of review of Procurement Center Representatives for certain Department of Defense procurements performed outside of the United States.  Section 1821 of the NDAA of 2017 establishes that failure to act in good faith in providing timely subcontracting reports shall be considered a material breach of the contract.  Section 863 of the NDAA for FY 2016, Public Law 114-92, Nov. 25, 2015, establishes procedures for the publication of acquisition strategies if the acquisition involves consolidation or substantial bundling.  SBA also intends to request comment on various proposed changes requested by industry or other agencies, including those pertaining to exclusions from calculating compliance with the limitations on subcontracting, an agency’s ability to set aside orders under set-aside contracts, and a contracting officer’s authority to request reports on a prime contractor’s compliance with the limitations on subcontracting.