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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Part 53

[FAR Case 91-78]

 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Business Subcontracting 
Reporting (SF 295)

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense 
Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to a proposed rule to amend 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to authorize the addition of a 
column to the Standard Form 295, Summary Subcontract Report, to report 
the number of subcontracts awarded to small business concerns, small 
disadvantaged business concerns, and women-owned small business 
enterprises. This regulatory action was subject to Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) review pursuant to Executive Order No. 12866 dated 
September 30, 1993.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before November 25, 1994, to 
be considered in the formulation of a final rule.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should submit written comments to: 
General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), 18th & F 
Streets NW., Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405.
    Please cite FAR case 91-78 in all correspondence related to this 
case.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Shirley Scott at (202) 501-0168 in reference to this FAR case. For 
general information, contact the FAR Secretariat, Room 4037, GS 
Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755. Please cite FAR case 
91-78.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) issued Policy 
Letter 91-1, Governmentwide Small Business and Small Disadvantaged 
Business Goals for Procurement Contracts, which requires agencies to 
report the number and dollar value of subcontracts awarded to small 
business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns and women-
owned small businesses. Currently, the SF 295, Summary Subcontract 
Report, which is used to compile agency-wide data for subcontracting 
programs, collects dollar value of subcontracts awarded but does not 
collect the number of subcontracts awarded.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The proposed rule is not expected to have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because small 
businesses are exempt from the requirement to submit the report form. 
An Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis has, therefore, not been 
performed. Comments from small entities concerning the affected FAR 
subpart will also be considered in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610 of the 
Act. Such comments must be submitted separately and cite 5 U.S.C. 601, 
et seq. (FAR Case 91-78), in correspondence.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 96-511) is deemed to apply 
because the proposed rule contains information collection requirements. 
Accordingly, a request for approval of a revised information collection 
requirement concerning Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control 
Number 9000-0007 is being submitted to OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et 
seq. Public comments concerning this request will be invited through a 
Federal Register notice appearing in this same issue.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 53

    Government procurement.

    Dated: September 20, 1994.
Albert A. Vicchiolla,
Director, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy.

    Therefore, it is proposed that 48 CFR part 53 be amended as set 
forth below:

PART 53--FORMS

    1. The authority citation for 48 CFR part 53 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42 
U.S.C. 2473(c).

    2. Section 53.219 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as 
follows:


53.219  Small business and small disadvantaged business concerns.

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    (b) SF 295 (REV XX/XX), Summary Subcontract Report. (See 
19.704(a)(5).) SF 295 is authorized for local reproduction and a copy 
is furnished for this purpose in part 53 of the looseleaf edition of 
the FAR. Pending issuance of a new edition of the form:
    (1) Add a column to the face of the form for blocks 11A through 13, 
entitled, ``Number of Awards'', to report the number of subcontract 
awards to: 11A, Small Business Concerns; 11B, Large Business Concerns; 
11C, Total; 12, Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 13, Women-owned 
Small Business Concerns.
    (2) In blocks 11A, 11B, and 12, revise the parenthetical in the 
title to read (Number, $ amt., and % of 11C dollars).

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