[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68250-68251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26937]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0047; Docket No. 2014-0055; Sequence 14]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission to OMB for Review;
Place of Performance
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to
an existing OMB clearance.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB) will be
submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to
review and approve an extension of a currently approved information
collection requirement concerning place of performance. A notice was
published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 41286 on July 15, 2014.
There were two comments received.
DATES: Submit comments on or before December 15, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 9000-
0047, Place of Performance by any of the following methods:
Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB
Control number 9000-0047. Select the link ``Comment Now'' that
corresponds with ``Information Collection 9000-0047, Place of
Performance''. Follow the instructions provided on the screen. Please
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection
9000-0047 Place of Performance'' on your attached document.
Fax: 202-501-4067.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat Division (MVCB) 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405.
ATTN: Ms. Hada Flowers/IC 9000-0047, Place of Performance.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 9000-0047 Place of Performance, in all correspondence
related to this collection. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
and/or business confidential information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement
Analyst, Acquisition Policy Division at 202-208-4949 or email
[email protected].
A. Purpose
The information relative to the place of performance and owner of
plant or facility, if other than the prospective contractor, is a basic
requirement when contracting for supplies or services (including
construction). A prospective contractor must affirmatively demonstrate
its responsibility. Hence, the Government must be apprised of this
information prior to award. The contracting officer must know the place
of performance and the owner of the
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plant or facility to (1) determine bidder responsibility; (2) determine
price reasonableness; (3) conduct plant or source inspections; and (4)
determine whether the prospective contractor is a manufacturer or a
regular dealer. The information is used to determine the prospective
contractor's eligibility for awards and to assure proper preparation of
the contract. Prospective contractors are only required to submit place
of performance information on an exceptional basis; that is, whenever
the place of performance for a specific solicitation is different from
the address of the prospective contractor as indicated in the proposal.
B. Discussion and Analysis
One respondent submitted public comments on the extension of the
previously approved information collection. The analysis of the public
comments is summarized as follows:
Comment: The respondent commented that ``place of performance''
information is competitive data. The respondent expressed concern that
the manufacturer of its supplies would be revealed to competitors if
the information was provided to the contracting officer.
Response: The information relative to the place of performance and
owner of plant or facility is instrumental in determining bidder
responsibility, responsiveness, and price reasonableness. The
information is used to determine the firm's eligibility for awards and
to assure proper preparation of the contract.
Comment: The respondent stated that the ``place of performance''
field on the DD Form 1155 is mandatory throughout the Department of
Defense (DoD) and recommended that it be required throughout the
Federal government.
Response: This comment is outside the parameters of this
information collection. The DD Form 1155 was developed by DoD for use
by DoD contracting activities.
C. Annual Reporting Burden
Time required to read, prepare, and record information is estimated
at 2.73 minutes per completion. The Federal Procurement Data System
(FPDS) shows that for fiscal year 2013, there were 2,090,428 new
actions (including contracts and orders, excluding modifications) for
manufacturing in the United States. The 2,090,428 actions will be used
as the new basis for total annual responses.
Respondents: 149,316.
Responses per Respondent: 14.
Total Responses: 2,090,428.
Hours per Response: .0455.
Total Burden Hours: 95,114.
D. Public Comments
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the FAR, and whether it will have practical utility;
whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected.
Obtaining Copies Of Proposals: 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. 9000-0047, Place of Performance, in all correspondence.
Dated: November 3, 2014.
Edward Loeb,
Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of
Government-wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy,
Office of Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-26937 Filed 11-13-14; 8:45 am]
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