[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29207-29208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13140]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0078; Docket No. 2019-0003; Sequence No. 25]
Information Collection; Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation
Part 15 Requirements
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, DoD, GSA, and
NASA invite the public to comment on a revision and renewal concerning
certain Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15 requirements. DoD, GSA,
and NASA invite comments on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
Federal Government acquisitions, including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of
the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; ways to
minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and whether the proposed consolidation of the
information collections is problematic. OMB has approved this
information collection for use through July 31, 2019. DoD, GSA, and
NASA propose that OMB extend its approval for use for three additional
years beyond the current expiration date.
DATES: DoD, GSA, and NASA will consider all comments received by August
20, 2019.
ADDRESSES: DoD, GSA, and NASA invite 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: Lois Mandell/IC 9000-0078, Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation
Part 15 Requirements.
Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection
9000-0078, Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15 Requirements.
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).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst,
at telephone 202-969-7207, or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. OMB Control Number, Title, and Any Associated Form(s)
9000-0078, Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15
Requirements.
B. Need and Uses
DoD, GSA, and NASA are in the process of combining OMB control
numbers for the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by FAR part. This
consolidation is expected to improve industry's ability to easily and
efficiently identify all burdens associated with a given FAR part. The
review of the information collections by FAR part allows improved
oversight to ensure there is no redundant or unaccounted for burden
placed on industry. Lastly, combining information collections in a
given FAR part is also expected to reduce the administrative burden
associated with processing multiple information collections.
This justification supports revision and extension of the
expiration date of OMB control number 9000-0078 and combines it with
the previously approved information collections OMB control numbers
9000-0115 and 9000-0173, with the new title ``Certain Federal
Acquisition Regulation Part 15 Requirements''. Upon approval of this
consolidated information collection, OMB control numbers 9000-0115 and
9000-0173 will be discontinued. The burden requirements previously
approved under the discontinued numbers will be covered under OMB
control number 9000-0078.
This clearance covers the information that offerors/contractors
must submit to comply with the following FAR requirements:
1. 15.407-2(e), Make-or-buy programs. When prospective contractors
are required to submit proposed make-or-buy program plans for
negotiated acquisitions, paragraph (e) requires the following
information in their proposal: A description of each major item or work
effort; categorization of each major item or work effort as ``must
make,'' ``must buy, or ``can either make or buy;'' for each item or
work effort categorized as ``can either make or buy,'' a proposal
either to ``make'' or to ``buy;'' reasons for categorizing items and
work efforts as ``must make'' or ``must buy,'' and proposing to
``make'' or to ``buy'' those categorized as ``can either make or buy;''
designation of the plant or division proposed to make each item or
perform each work effort, and a statement as to whether the existing or
proposed new facility is in or near a labor surplus area;
identification of proposed subcontractors, if known, and their location
and size status; any recommendations to defer make-or-buy decisions
when categorization of some items or work efforts is impracticable at
the time of submission; and any other information the contracting
officer requires in order to evaluate the program.
2. 52.215-9, Changes or Additions to Make-or-Buy Program. This
clause requires the contractor to submit, in writing, for the
contracting officer's advance approval a notification and justification
of any proposed change in the make-or-buy program incorporated in the
contract.
3. 52.215-19, Notification of Ownership Changes. This clause
requires contractors to notify the administrative contracting officer
when the contractor becomes aware that a change in its ownership has
occurred, or is certain to occur, that could result in changes in the
valuation of its capitalized assets in the accounting records. Notice
of changes of ownership are necessary to adequately administer the cost
principle at FAR 31.205-52, Asset valuations, which addresses the
allowability of certain costs resulting from asset valuations following
business combinations.
4. 52.215-22, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges--Identification
of Subcontract Effort. This provision requires offerors submitting a
proposal for a contract, task order, or delivery order to provide the
following information with their proposal: (1) The total cost of the
work to be performed by the offeror, and the total cost of the work to
be performed by each subcontractor; (2) if the offeror intends to
subcontract more than 70 percent of the total cost of work to be
performed,
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the amount of the offeror's indirect costs and profit/fee applicable to
the work to be performed by the subcontractor(s), and a description of
the value added by the offeror as related to the work to be performed
by the subcontractor(s); and (3) if any subcontractor proposed intends
to subcontract to a lower-tier subcontractor more than 70 percent of
the total cost of work to be performed the amount of the
subcontractor's indirect costs and profit/fee applicable to the work to
be performed by the lower-tier subcontractor(s), and a description of
the added value provided by the subcontractor as related to the work to
be performed by the lower-tier subcontractor(s).
5. 52.215-23, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges. This clause
requires contractors to provide a description of the value added by the
contractor or subcontractor, as applicable, as related to the
subcontract effort if this effort changes from the amount identified in
the proposal such that it exceeds 70 percent of the total cost of work
to be performed. The following contract types are excluded from this
information collection requirement: A firm-fixed-price contract awarded
on the basis of adequate price competition; a fixed-price contract with
economic price adjustment awarded on the basis of adequate price
competition; a firm-fixed-price contract for the acquisition of a
commercial item; a fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment,
for the acquisition of a commercial item; a fixed-price incentive
contract awarded on the basis of adequate price competition; or a
fixed-price incentive contract for the acquisition of a commercial
item.
C. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents/Recordkeepers: 4,653.
Total Annual Responses: 29,953.
Total Burden Hours: 62,241 (62,236 reporting hours + 5
recordkeeping hours).
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
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 number 9000-0078, Certain Federal
Acquisition Regulation Part 15 Requirements, in all correspondence.
Dated: June 17, 2019.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2019-13140 Filed 6-20-19; 8:45 am]
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