[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR1552.224-70]

[Page 94]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
               CHAPTER 15--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
Sec. 1552.224-70  Social security numbers of consultants and certain 

sole proprietors and Privacy Act statement.

    As prescribed in 1524.104, insert the following provision in all 
solicitations.

Social Security Numbers of Consultants and Certain Sole Proprietors and 
                    Privacy Act Statement (APR 1984)

    (a) Section 6041 of title 26 of the U.S. Code requires EPA to file 
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 1099 with respect to individuals who 
receive payments from EPA under purchase orders or contracts. Section 
6109 of title 26 of the U.S. Code authorizes collection by EPA of the 
social security numbers of such individuals for the purpose of filing 
IRS Form 1099. Social security numbers obtained for this purpose will be 
used by EPA for the sole purpose of filing IRS Form 1099 in compliance 
with section 6041 of title 26 of the U.S. Code.
    (b) If the offeror or quoter is an individual, consultant, or sole 
proprietor and has no Employer Identification Number, insert the 
offeror's or quoter's social security number on the following line.

                           (End of provision)