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###### General Services Administration

          - [OMB Control No. 3090-0252; Docket 2012-0001; Sequence 6]

# AGENCY:

Office of Acquisition Policy, GSA.

# ACTION:

Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance.

# SUMMARY:

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a renewal of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding preparation, submission, and negotiation of subcontracting plans.

This information collection will ensure that small and small disadvantaged business concerns are afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in construction, repair, and alteration or lease contracts. Preparation, submission, and negotiation of subcontracting plans requires for all negotiated solicitations having an anticipated award value over $500,000 ($1,000,000 for construction), submission of a subcontracting plan with other than small business concerns when a negotiated acquisition meets all four of the following conditions.

1. When the contracting officer anticipates receiving individual subcontracting plans (not commercial plans).

2. When the award is based on trade-offs among cost or price and technical and/or management factors under FAR 15.101-1.

3. The acquisition is not a commercial item acquisition.

4. The acquisition offers more than minimal subcontracting opportunities.

Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary 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.

# DATES:

Submit comments on or before: April 17, 2012.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Ms. Kathy Rifkin, Procurement Analyst, General Services Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, (816) 823-2170 or email                         *Kathy.rifkin@gsa.gov.*

# ADDRESSES:

Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans by any of the following methods:
      -  Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.                          Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting “Information Collection 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans” under the heading “Enter Keyword or ID” and selecting “Search”. Select the link “Submit a Comment” that corresponds with “Information Collection 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans”. Follow the instructions provided at the “Submit a Comment” screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and “Information Collection 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans” on your attached document.                    
      -  Fax:                          202-501-4067.                    
      -  Mail:                          General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: Hada Flowers/IC 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans.                    

*Instructions:*                         Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans, 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.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## A. Purpose

                    The GSAR provision at 552.219-72 requires a contractor (except small business concerns) to submit a subcontracting plan when a negotiated acquisition including construction, repair, and alterations and lease contracts (except those solicitations using simplified procedures) meets all four of the following conditions.                          ( print page 9659)    

1. When the contracting officer anticipates receiving individual subcontracting plans (not commercial plans).

2. When award is based on trade-offs among cost or price and technical and/or management factors under FAR 15.101-1.

3. The acquisition is not a commercial item acquisition.

4. The acquisition offers more than minimal subcontracting opportunities.

## B. Annual Reporting Burden

*Respondents:*                     1,020.                

*Responses per Respondent:*                     1.                

*Hours per Response:*                     12.                

*Total Burden Hours:*                     12,240.                

*Obtaining Copies of Proposals:*                     Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission, and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans, in all correspondence.                

Dated: February 9, 2012.

Joseph A. Neurauter,

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Senior Procurement Executive.

[FR Doc. 2012-3755 Filed 2-16-12; 8:45 am]

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