Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Federal Register: May 28, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 101)

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

OMB Control No. 9000-0080

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Integrity of Unit Prices

Agencies: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services

Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA).

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement request for an information collection requirement regarding an existing OMB clearance.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Regulatory

Secretariat (VPR) will be submitting to the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) a request to reinstate a previously approved information collection requirement concerning Integrity of Unit Prices.

Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary; whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Submit comments on or before July 27, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: General Services Administration, Regulatory

Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Edward Chambers, Procurement

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Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, (202) 501-3221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Purpose

   FAR 15.408(f) and the clause at FAR 52.215-14, Integrity of Unit

   Prices, require offerors and contractors under Federal contracts that are to be awarded without adequate price competition to identify in their proposals those supplies which they will not manufacture or to which they will not contribute significant value. The policies included in the FAR are required by section 501 of Public Law 98-577 (for the civilian agencies) and section 927 of Public Law 99-500 (for DOD and

   NASA). The rule contains no reporting requirements on contracts with commercial items.

2. Annual Reporting Burden

   Respondents: 1,000.

   Responses per Respondent: 10.

   Annual Responses: 10,000.

   Hours per Response: 1 hour.

   Total Burden Hours: 10,000.

   Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services

   Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), Room 4041, Washington,

   DC, 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000- 0080, Integrity of Unit Prices.

   Dated: May 21, 2009.

   Edward Loeb,

   Acting Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.

   FR Doc. E9-12364 Filed 5-27-09; 8:45 am

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