[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 181 (Thursday, September 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58058-58059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20521]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0138; Docket No. 2020-0053; Sequence No. 9]


Information Collection; Contract Financing

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

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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 
contract financing. OMB approved this information collection for use 
through December 31, 2020. 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 
November 16, 2020.

ADDRESSES: DoD, GSA, and NASA invite interested persons to submit 
comments on this collection through http://www.regulations.gov and 
follow the instructions on the site. This website provides the ability 
to type short comments directly into the comment field or attach a file 
for lengthier comments. If there are difficulties submitting comments, 
contact the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755 or 
[email protected]
    Instructions: All items submitted must cite Information Collection 
9000-0138, Contract Financing. 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.

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)

    9000-0138, Contract Financing.

B. Need and Uses

    This clearance covers the information that offerors and contractors 
must submit to comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation 
(FAR) requirements: FAR 52.232-28, Invitation to Propose Performance-
Based Payments. This provision requires an offeror, when invited to 
propose terms under which the Government will make performance-based 
contract financing payments during contract performance, to include the 
following: the proposed contractual language describing the 
performance-based payments; information addressing the contractor's 
investment in the contract and a listing of--
    (i) The projected performance-based payment dates and the projected 
payment amounts; and
    (ii) The projected delivery date and the projected payment amount.
    FAR 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial 
Items.
    FAR 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items.
    These clauses require contractors, under commercial purchases 
pursuant to FAR part 12, to include with their payment requests an 
appropriately itemized statement of the financing payments requested 
and other supporting information, prepared in concert with the 
contracting officer.
    FAR 52.232-31, Invitation to Propose Financing Terms. This 
provision requires an offeror, when invited to propose terms under 
which the Government will make contract financing payments during 
contract performance under commercial purchases pursuant to FAR part 
12, to include the following: the proposed contractual language 
describing the contract financing; and a listing of the earliest date 
and greatest amount at which each contract financing payment may be 
payable and the amount of each delivery payment.
    FAR 52.232-32, Performance-Based Payments. This clause requires the 
contractor's request for performance-based payment to include any 
information and documentation as required by the contract's description 
of the basis for payment; and a certification by a contractor official 
authorized to bind the contractor.
    The contracting officer uses the required information to review and 
approve contract financing requests, and establish and administer 
contract financing terms.

C. Common Form

    This information collection is being converted into a common form. 
The General Services Administration is the sponsor agency of this 
common form. All executive agencies covered by the Federal Acquisition 
Regulation will use this common form. Each executive agency will report 
their agency burden separately, and the reported information will be 
available at Reginfo.gov.

D. Annual Burden

General Services Administration

    Respondents: 83.
    Total Annual Responses: 506.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,012.

E. Public Comment

    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; 
and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information 
collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division by 
calling 202-501-4755 or emailing [email protected].
    Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0138, Contract Financing.

William F. Clark,
Director, Office of Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-20521 Filed 9-16-20; 8:45 am]
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