[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11701-11702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6197]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0252]


Proposed Collection Preparation, Submission, and Negotiation of 
Subcontracting Plans

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Notice for public comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration, Office of 
Acquisition Policy will submit to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously 
approved information collection requirement concerning the Preparation, 
Submission, and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans. This information 
collection will ensure that small and small disadvantaged business 
concerns are afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to 
participate as subcontractors in construction, repair, and alteration 
or lease contracts. Preparation, Submission, and Negotiation of 
Subcontracting Plans requires all negotiated solicitations having an 
anticipated award value over $500,000 ($1,000,000 for construction), 
submission of a subcontracting plan with other than small business 
concerns when a negotiated acquisition meets all four of the following 
conditions:
    (1) When the contracting officer anticipates receiving individual 
subcontracting plans (not commercial plans),
    (2) When the award is based on trade-offs among cost or price and 
technical and/or management factors under FAR 15.101-1,
    (3) The acquisition is not a commercial item acquisition, and
    (4) The acquisition offers more than minimal subcontracting 
opportunities.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether the 
information collection generated by the GSAR Clause, Preparation, 
Submission, and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans is necessary for 
small business/subcontracting plans; 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: Comment Due Date: May 14, 2002.

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 Stephanie Morris, General Services 
Administration, Acquisition Policy Division, 1800 F Street, NW., Room 
4035, Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhonda Cundiff, Office of Acquisition 
Policy (202) 501-0044.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The General Services Administration will be requesting that the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and approve information 
collection, 3090-0252, concerning the Preparation, Subcommission, and 
Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans. This provision requires a 
contractor (except other than small business concerns) to submit a 
subcontracting plan when a negotiated acquisition including 
construction, repair, and alterations and lease contracts (except those 
solicitations using simplified procedures) meets all four of the 
following conditions:
    When the contracting officer anticipates receiving individual 
subcontracting plans (not commercial plans), when award is based on 
trade-offs among cost or price and technical and/or management factors 
under FAR 15.101-1, the acquisition is not a commercial item 
acquisition, and the acquisition offers more than minimal 
subcontracting opportunities.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 1,020.
    Annual responses: 1.
    Average hours per response: 12.
    Burden hours: 12,240.
    Obtaining copies of proposals: Requester may obtain a copy of the 
proposal from the General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVP), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, 
telephone (202) 501-4744. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0252, 
Preparation, Submission, and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans.


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    Dated: March 8, 2002.
Al Matera,
Director, Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 02-6197 Filed 3-14-02; 8:45 am]
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