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[FR Doc No: 94-23700]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Part 53
[FAR Case 91-78]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Small Business Subcontracting
Reporting (SF 295)
AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council have agreed to a proposed rule to amend
the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to authorize the addition of a
column to the Standard Form 295, Summary Subcontract Report, to report
the number of subcontracts awarded to small business concerns, small
disadvantaged business concerns, and women-owned small business
enterprises. This regulatory action was subject to Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) review pursuant to Executive Order No. 12866 dated
September 30, 1993.
DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before November 25, 1994, to
be considered in the formulation of a final rule.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties should submit written comments to:
General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), 18th & F
Streets NW., Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405.
Please cite FAR case 91-78 in all correspondence related to this
case.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Shirley Scott at (202) 501-0168 in reference to this FAR case. For
general information, contact the FAR Secretariat, Room 4037, GS
Building, Washington, DC 20405, (202) 501-4755. Please cite FAR case
91-78.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) issued Policy
Letter 91-1, Governmentwide Small Business and Small Disadvantaged
Business Goals for Procurement Contracts, which requires agencies to
report the number and dollar value of subcontracts awarded to small
business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns and women-
owned small businesses. Currently, the SF 295, Summary Subcontract
Report, which is used to compile agency-wide data for subcontracting
programs, collects dollar value of subcontracts awarded but does not
collect the number of subcontracts awarded.
B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The proposed rule is not expected to have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because small
businesses are exempt from the requirement to submit the report form.
An Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis has, therefore, not been
performed. Comments from small entities concerning the affected FAR
subpart will also be considered in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 610 of the
Act. Such comments must be submitted separately and cite 5 U.S.C. 601,
et seq. (FAR Case 91-78), in correspondence.
C. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 96-511) is deemed to apply
because the proposed rule contains information collection requirements.
Accordingly, a request for approval of a revised information collection
requirement concerning Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control
Number 9000-0007 is being submitted to OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et
seq. Public comments concerning this request will be invited through a
Federal Register notice appearing in this same issue.
List of Subjects in 48 CFR Part 53
Government procurement.
Dated: September 20, 1994.
Albert A. Vicchiolla,
Director, Office of Federal Acquisition Policy.
Therefore, it is proposed that 48 CFR part 53 be amended as set
forth below:
PART 53--FORMS
1. The authority citation for 48 CFR part 53 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 486(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42
U.S.C. 2473(c).
2. Section 53.219 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as
follows:
53.219 Small business and small disadvantaged business concerns.
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(b) SF 295 (REV XX/XX), Summary Subcontract Report. (See
19.704(a)(5).) SF 295 is authorized for local reproduction and a copy
is furnished for this purpose in part 53 of the looseleaf edition of
the FAR. Pending issuance of a new edition of the form:
(1) Add a column to the face of the form for blocks 11A through 13,
entitled, ``Number of Awards'', to report the number of subcontract
awards to: 11A, Small Business Concerns; 11B, Large Business Concerns;
11C, Total; 12, Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 13, Women-owned
Small Business Concerns.
(2) In blocks 11A, 11B, and 12, revise the parenthetical in the
title to read (Number, $ amt., and % of 11C dollars).
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