[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9658-9659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3755]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0252; Docket 2012-0001; Sequence 6]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Information Collection; Preparation, Submission, and Negotiation of 
Subcontracting Plans

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a renewal of a 
previously approved information collection requirement regarding 
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 for 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.
    4. The acquisition offers more than minimal subcontracting 
opportunities.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary and 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.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: April 17, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kathy Rifkin, Procurement Analyst, 
General Services Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, (816) 823-2170 or 
email [email protected].

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans 
by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting ``Information 
Collection 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation of 
Subcontracting Plans'' under the heading ``Enter Keyword or ID'' and 
selecting ``Search''. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-0252, Preparation, 
Submission and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans''. Follow the 
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
3090-0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation of Subcontracting 
Plans'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: 
Hada Flowers/IC 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation of 
Subcontracting Plans.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation of 
Subcontracting Plans, in all correspondence related to this collection. 
All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business 
confidential information provided.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    The GSAR provision at 552.219-72 requires a contractor (except 
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.

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    1. When the contracting officer anticipates receiving individual 
subcontracting plans (not commercial plans).
    2. When 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.
    4. The acquisition offers more than minimal subcontracting 
opportunities.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 1,020.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Hours per Response: 12.
    Total Burden Hours: 12,240.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control 
No. 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission, and Negotiation of 
Subcontracting Plans, in all correspondence.

    Dated: February 9, 2012.
Joseph A. Neurauter,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Senior Procurement Executive.
[FR Doc. 2012-3755 Filed 2-16-12; 8:45 am]
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