[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24702-24703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10543]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0011; Docket 2010-0083; Sequence 22]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Preaward
Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408)
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an
existing OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and
approve an extension of a previously approved information collection
requirement concerning preaward survey forms (Standard Forms 1403,
1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408.) A request for public comments was
published in the Federal Register at 75 FR 4564, January 28, 2010. No
comments were received.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the FAR, and 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 June 4, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments, including suggestions for reducing this
burden to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB, Washington, DC
20503, and a copy to the General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, DC
20405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Warren Blankenship, Procurement
Analyst, Contract Policy Branch, GSA, (202) 501-1900 or e-mail
[email protected].
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
To protect the Government's interest and to ensure timely delivery
of items of the requisite quality, contracting officers, prior to
award, must make an affirmative determination that the prospective
contractor is responsible, i.e., capable of performing the contract.
Before making such a determination, the contracting officer must have
in his possession or must obtain information sufficient to satisfy
himself that the prospective contractor (i) Has adequate financial
resources, or the ability to obtain such resources, (ii) is able to
comply with required delivery schedule, (iii) has a satisfactory record
of performance, (iv) has a satisfactory record of integrity, and (v) is
otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under appropriate
laws and regulations. If such information is not in the contracting
officer's possession, it is obtained through a preaward survey
conducted by the contract administration office responsible for the
plant and/or the geographic area in which the plant is located. The
necessary data is collected by contract administration personnel from
available data or through plant visits, phone calls, and
correspondence. This data is entered on Standard Forms 1403, 1404,
1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408 in detail commensurate with the dollar value
and complexity of the procurement.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 5,800.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Responses: 5,800.
Hours per Response: 21.
Total Burden Hours: 121,800.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW., Room
4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB
Control Number 9000-0011, Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403,
1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408), in all correspondence.
Dated: April 30, 2010.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-10543 Filed 5-4-10; 8:45 am]
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