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                            PART 311 - DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS
        
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PART 311 - DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS       Authority:                            5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C. 121(c)(2).          Source:                            80 FR 72151, Nov. 18, 2015, unless otherwise noted.                                       Subpart 311.70 - Section 508 Accessibility Standards                                                         311.7000 Defining electronic and information technology requirements.                                                                             Subpart 311.71 - Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities.                                                         311.7100 Policy.                                                            311.7101 Responsibilities.                                                            311.7102 Contract clause.                                                                             Subpart 311.72 - Conference Funding and Sponsorship                                                         311.7200 Policy.                                                            311.7201 Funding and sponsorship.                                                            311.7202 Contract clause.                                                                             Subpart 311.73 - Contractor Collection of Information                                                         311.7300 Policy.                                                            311.7301 Contract clause.    **Parent topic:**  SUBCHAPTER B - COMPETITION AND ACQUISITION PLANNINGSubpart 311.70 - Section 508 Accessibility Standards    311.7000 Defining electronic and information technology requirements.       The contracting officer shall ensure that requiring activities specify agency needs for electronic and information technology (EIT) supplies and services, and document market research, document EIT requirements, and identify the applicable Section 508 accessibility standards. See FAR 11.002(f) and HHSAR subpart  339.2.Subpart 311.71 - Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities.    311.7100 Policy.       (a) It is HHS policy that all contractors comply with current and any future changes to 28 CFR part 36 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities. For the purpose of this policy, accessibility is defined as both physical access to public accommodations and commercial facilities, and access to aids and services enabling individuals with sensory disabilities to fully participate in events in public accommodations and commercial facilities.          (b) This policy applies to all contracts requiring contractors to conduct events in public accommodations and commercial facilities open to the public or involving HHS personnel, but not ad hoc meetings necessary or incidental to contract performance.311.7101 Responsibilities.       The contractor shall submit a plan assuring that any event held will meet or exceed the minimum accessibility standards set forth in 28 CFR part 36. A consolidated or master plan for contracts requiring numerous events in public accommodations and commercial facilities is acceptable.311.7102 Contract clause.       The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 352.211-1, Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities, in solicitations, contracts, and orders requiring the contractor to conduct events in accordance with 311.7100(b).Subpart 311.72 - Conference Funding and Sponsorship    311.7200 Policy.       HHS policy requires that all conferences the agency funds or sponsors shall: be consistent with HHS missions, objectives, and policies; represent an efficient and effective use of taxpayer funds; and withstand public scrutiny.311.7201 Funding and sponsorship.       Funding a conference through a HHS contract does not automatically imply HHS sponsorship, unless the conference is funded entirely by the agency. Also, HHS staff attendance or participation at a conference does not imply HHS conference sponsorship. Accordingly, for non-conference contracts funded entirely by HHS prior to a contractor claiming HHS sponsorship, the contractor must provide the contracting officer a written request for permission to designate HHS the conference sponsor. The OPDIV or STAFFDIV (operating division or staff division) head, or designee, shall approve such requests. The determination on what constitutes a “conference contract” or a “non-conference contract” shall be made by the contracting officer.311.7202 Contract clause.       To ensure that a contractor:          (a) Properly requests approval to designate HHS the conference sponsor, where HHS is not the sole provider of conference funding; and          (b) Includes an appropriate Federal funding disclosure and content disclaimer statement for conference materials, the contracting officer shall include the clause at 352.211-2, Conference Sponsorship Request and Conference Materials Disclaimer, in solicitations, contracts, and orders providing funding which partially or fully supports a conference.Subpart 311.73 - Contractor Collection of Information    311.7300 Policy.       In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), contractors shall not proceed with collecting information from surveys, questionnaires, or interviews until the COR obtains an Office of Management and Budget clearance and the contracting officer issues written approval to proceed. For any contract involving a requirement to collect or record information calling either for answers to identical questions from 10 or more persons other than Federal employees, or information from Federal employees which is outside the scope of their employment, for use by the Federal Government or disclosure to third parties, the contracting officer must comply with the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.*).311.7301 Contract clause.       The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 352.211-3, Paperwork Reduction Act, in solicitations, contracts, and orders that require a contractor to collect the same information from 10 or more persons.
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