[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 59 (Monday, March 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14887-14888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7660]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0142]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Past Performance 
Information

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


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ACTION: Notice of request for public 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 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently 
approved information collection requirement concerning Past Performance 
Information. The clearance currently expires on July 31, 1999.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before May 28, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect 
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing 
this burden, should be submitted to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, 
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0142, Past 
Performance Information, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Klein, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA, (202) 501-3775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Past performance information is relevant information, for future 
source selection purposes, regarding a contractor's actions under 
previously awarded contracts. When past performance is to be evaluated, 
the rule states that the solicitation shall afford offerors the 
opportunity to identify Federal, state and local government, and 
private contracts performed by offerors that were similar in nature to 
the contract being evaluated.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 2 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents 
150,000; responses per respondent, 4; total annual responses, 600,000; 
preparation hours per response, 2; and total response burden hours, 
1,200,000.

OBTAINING COPIES OF JUSTIFICATIONS: Requester may obtain a copy of the 
justification from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat 
(MVRS), Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 208-7312. 
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0142, Past Performance Information, in 
all correspondence.

    Dated: March 24, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-7660 Filed 3-26-99; 8:45 am]
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