[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8913-8914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02690]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0142; Docket No. 2021-0053; Sequence No. 4]


Information Collection; Past Performance Information

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 
past performance information. 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. OMB has 
approved this information collection for use through April 30, 2021. 
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 April 
12, 2021.

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 OMB Control No. 9000-
0142, Past Performance Information. 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)

    9000-0142, Past Performance Information.

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:
    Preaward. For responses during source selection.
     FAR 15.305(a)(2)(ii). This section requires solicitations 
describe the approach for evaluating past performance, including 
evaluating offerors with no relevant performance history, and providing 
offerors an opportunity to identify past or current contracts 
(including Federal, State, and local government and private) for 
efforts similar to the Government requirement. Solicitations also must 
authorize offerors to provide information on problems encountered on 
their identified contracts and the offeror corrective actions. Per FAR 
15.304(c)(3), past performance must be evaluated in all source 
selections for negotiated competitive acquisitions expected to exceed 
the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) unless the contracting

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officer documents the reason past performance is not an appropriate 
evaluation factor for the acquisition.
     FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items. 
This provision requires offerors, per paragraph (b)(10), to submit past 
performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to 
include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and 
other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with 
telephone numbers and other relevant information).
    Postaward. For responses in the Contractor Performance Assessment 
Reporting System (CPARS).
     FAR 42.1503(d). Requires contractors be afforded up to 14 
calendar days from the notification date that a past performance 
evaluation has been entered into CPARS to submit comments, rebutting 
statements, or additional information. Past performance information is 
relevant information regarding a contractor's actions under previously 
awarded contracts or orders, for future source selection purposes. 
Source selection officials may obtain past performance information from 
a variety of sources.
    The contracting officer will use the information to support future 
source selection decisions.

C. Annual Burden

    Respondents: 65,373.
    Total Annual Responses: 83,262.
    Total Burden Hours: 166,524.
    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. 9000-0142, Past Performance Information.

Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-02690 Filed 2-9-21; 8:45 am]
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