Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Information Regarding Previous Contracts

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0036]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Information

Regarding Previous Contracts

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration

(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comment concerning an extension to an

existing OMB clearance (9000-0036).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Secretariat 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 Information

Regarding Previous Contracts. The clearance currently expires on

September 30, 1998.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before August 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other

aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for

reducing this burden, to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, NEOB,

Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services

Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035,

Washington, DC 20405.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph DeStefano, Federal Acquisition

Policy Division, GSA, (202) 501-1758.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

When the same item or class of items is being acquired by more than

one agency, the exchange and coordination of pertinent information,

particularly cost and pricing data, is necessary to promote uniformity

of treatment of major issues and the resolution of particularly

difficult or controversial issues. For this reason, the contracting

officer, early in a negotiation of a contract, or in connection with

the review of a subcontract, must request the contractor to furnish

information as to the contractor's or subcontractor's previous

Government contracts and subcontracts for the same or similar end items

and major subcontractor components.

This information is particularly beneficial during the period of

acquisition planning, presolicitation, evaluation, and preaward survey.

The information is used to determine a firm's responsibility.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is

estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for

reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the

collection of information.

The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents,

2,000; responses per respondent, 10; total annual responses, 20,000;

preparation hours per response, .25; and total response burden hours,

5,000.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General

Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW.,

Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite

OMB Control No. 9000-0036, Information Regarding Previous Contracts, in

all correspondence.

Dated: May 28, 1998.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 98-15237 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am]

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