[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45129-45130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19128]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0048; Docket No. 2018-0003; Sequence No. 9]
Information Collection; Authorized Negotiators and Integrity of
Unit Prices
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, the FAR Council
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invites the public to comment upon a renewal concerning authorized
negotiators and integrity of unit prices.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 5, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The FAR Council invites interested persons to submit
comments on this collection by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to http://www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions on the site.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405.
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0048, Authorized Negotiators and Integrity of
Unit Prices.
Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection
9000-0048, Authorized Negotiators and Integrity of Unit Prices.
Comments received in response to this docket will be made available for
public inspection and posted without change, including any personal
information, at http://www.regulations.gov.
Comments received generally will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business
confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your
comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, approximately two to
three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for
posting of comments submitted by mail). This information collection is
pending at the FAR Council. The Council will submit it to OMB within 60
days from the date of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-208-
4949, or via email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Overview of Information Collection
Description of the Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision/Renewal of a currently
approved collection.
2. Title of the Collection: Authorized Negotiators and Integrity of
Unit Prices.
3. Agency form number, if any: None.
Solicitation of Public Comment
Written comments and suggestions from the public should address one
or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
B. Purpose
This information collection requirement, OMB Control No. 9000-0048,
currently titled ``Authorized Negotiators,'' is proposed to be retitled
``Authorized Negotiators and Integrity of Unit Prices,'' due to
consolidation with currently approved information collection
requirement OMB Control No. 9000-0080, Integrity of Unit Prices.
This information collection requirement pertains to information
that offerors and contractors must submit in response to the
requirements in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as follows:
1. Authorized Negotiators--FAR 52.215-1(c)(2)(iv). Firms offering
supplies or services to the Government under negotiated solicitations
must provide the names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers
(and electronic addresses if available) of authorized negotiators to
assure that discussions are held with authorized individuals.
2. Integrity of Unit Prices--FAR 52.215-14. This clause, Integrity
of Unit Prices, requires offerors and contractors under Federal
contracts awarded without adequate price competition to identify those
supplies which they will not manufacture or to which they will not
contribute significant value. This requirement does not apply to:
Contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold, construction and
architect-engineering services, utility services, service contracts
where supplies are not required, commercial items, and contracts for
petroleum products.
C. Annual Reporting Burden
1. Authorized Negotiators--FAR 52.215-1(c)(2)(iv)
Respondents: 15,524.
Responses per Respondent: 8.
Total Annual Responses: 124,192.
Hours per Response: 0.017.
Total Burden Hours: 2,111.
2. Integrity of Unit Prices--FAR 52.215-14
Respondents: 4,292.
Responses per Respondent: 10.
Total Annual Responses: 42,920.
Hours per Response: 1.
Total Burden Hours: 42,920.
3. Summary
Respondents: 19,816.
Total Annual Responses: 167,112.
Total Burden Hours: 45,031.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: Annually.
Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information
collection documents from the General Services Administration,
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington,
DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0048, Authorized Negotiators and Integrity of Unit Prices, in all
correspondence.
William Clark,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-19128 Filed 9-4-18; 8:45 am]
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