[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 88 (Friday, May 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 24598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11523]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0083]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Qualification 
Requirements

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

ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to 
an existing OMB clearance (9000-0083).

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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 Qualification 
Requirements. This OMB clearance currently expires on August 31, 1999.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before July 6, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph DeStefano, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1758.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Under the Qualified Products Program, an end item, or a component 
thereof, may be required to be prequalified. The solicitation at FAR 
52.209-1, Qualification Requirements, requires offerors who have met 
the qualification requirements to identify the offeror's name, the 
manufacturer's name, source's name, the item name, service 
identification, and test number (to the extent known).
    The contracting officer uses the information to determine 
eligibility for award when the clause at 52.209-1 is included in the 
solicitation. The offeror must insert the offeror's name, the 
manufacturer's name, source's name, the item name, service 
identification, and test number (to the extent known). Alternatively, 
items not yet listed may be considered for award upon the submission of 
evidence of qualification with the offer.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 15 minutes 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, 
2,207; responses per respondent, 100; total annual responses, 220,700; 
preparation hours per response, .25; and total response burden hours, 
55,175.

OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS: Requester may obtain a copy of the 
justification from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat 
(MVRS), Room 4035, 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone 
(202) 208-7312. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0083, Qualification 
Requirements, in all correspondence.

    Dated: May 4, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-11523 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am]
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