73 FR 221 pg. 67489 - Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Past Performance Information
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 221Page: 67489
Docket number: [OMB Control No. 9000-0142]
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-27099 Filed 11-13-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0142]
Federal Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Past Performance Information
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.
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 past performance information. A request for public comments was published in the Federal Register at 73 FR 45427, August 5, 2008. No comments were received.
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; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
DATES:
Submit comments on or before December 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES:
Submit 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 (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Ms. Jeritta Parnell, Contract Policy Division, GSA, (202) 501-4082.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Past performance information is relevant information, for future source selection purposes, regarding a contractor's actions under previously awarded contracts. When past performance is to be evaluated, the rule states that the solicitation shall afford offerors the opportunity to identify Federal, state and local government, and private contracts performed by offerors that were similar in nature to the contract being evaluated.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Respondents: 150,000.
Responses Per Respondent: 4.
Annual Responses: 600,000.
Hours Per Response: 2.
Total Burden Hours: 1,200,000.
OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VPR), Room 4041, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0142, Past Performance Information, in all correspondence.
Dated: October 29, 2008.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.
[FR Doc. E8-27099 Filed 11-13-08; 8:45 am]
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