[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 225 (Friday, November 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67469-67470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25794]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0048; Docket No. 2021-0053; Sequence No. 12]


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 concerning certain 
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 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; 
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 January 31, 2022. 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 
January 25, 2022.

ADDRESSES: DoD, GSA, and NASA invite interested persons to submit 
comments on this collection through https://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-
0048, Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15 Requirements. 
Comments received generally will be posted without change to https://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)

    9000-0048, Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15 
Requirements.

B. Need and Uses

    DoD, GSA, and NASA are combining OMB Control Nos. for the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) by FAR part. This consolidation is 
expected to improve industry's ability to easily and efficiently 
identify 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 the revision of the expiration date of 
OMB Control No. 9000-0048 and combines it with the previously approved 
information collections under OMB Control No. 9000-0078, with the new 
title ``Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15 Requirements.'' 
Upon approval of this consolidated information collection, OMB Control 
No. 9000-0078 will be discontinued. The burden requirements previously 
approved under the discontinued number will be covered under OMB 
Control No. 9000-0048.
    This clearance covers the information that offerors and contractors 
must submit to comply with the following FAR requirements:
    1. FAR 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) A description of each major item or work effort;
    (b) Categorization of each major item or work effort as ``must 
make,'' ``must buy, or ``can either make or buy'';
    (c) For each item or work effort categorized as ``can either make 
or buy,'' a proposal either to ``make'' or to ``buy'';
    (d) 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'';
    (e) 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;
    (f) Identification of proposed subcontractors, if known, and their 
location and size status;
    (g) Any recommendations to defer make-or-buy decisions when 
categorization of some items or work efforts is impracticable at the 
time of submission; and
    (h) Any other information the contracting officer requires in order 
to evaluate the program.
    2. FAR 52.215-1(c)(2)(iv)--Authorized Negotiators. This provision 
requires firms offering supplies or services to the Government under 
negotiated solicitations to 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.
    3. FAR 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.
    4. FAR 52.215-14--Integrity of Unit Prices. This clause requires 
offerors and contractors under negotiated solicitations and contracts 
to identify those supplies which they will not

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manufacture or to which they will not contribute significant value, if 
requested by the contracting officer or when contracting without 
adequate price competition.
    5. FAR 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.
    6. FAR 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:
    (a) 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;
    (b) If the offeror intends to subcontract more than 70 percent of 
the total cost of work to be performed, 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
    (c) 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).
    7. FAR 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 the effort changes from the amount identified in 
the proposal such that it exceeds 70 percent of the total cost of work 
to be performed.

C. Annual Burden

    Respondents: 715,477.
    Total Annual Responses: 744,638.
    Total Burden Hours: 80,946 (80,941 reporting hours + 5 
recordkeeping hours).
    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. 9000-0048, Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15 
Requirements.

Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-25794 Filed 11-24-21; 8:45 am]
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