Preface; Reverse Auctions: Guidance Is Needed to Maximize Competition & Achieve Cost Savings; Opening Statement of Richard Hanna, Chairman, House Committee on Small Business. Hearing on "Contracting Away Responsibility - Reverse Auctions in Federal Agency Acquisitions"; Testimony of Bill Sisk, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration. Hearing on "Contracting Away Responsibility - Reverse Auctions in Federal Agency Acquisitions"; Statement of Nigel Cary, President, Cox Construction Co. Hearing on "Contracting Away Responsibility - Reverse Auctions in Federal Agency Acquisitions"; Statement of Louis J. Celli, Director, National Legislative Division, The American Legion. Hearing on "Contracting Away Responsibility - Reverse Auctions in Federal Agency Acquisitions"; Index.