Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 110 /Tuesday, June 9, 1998 / Notices 31451

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]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0037]

Proposed Collection; Clearance

Request Entitled Presolicitation Notice

and Response, Standard Form 1417

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comment

regarding an extension to an existing

OMB clearance (9000–0037).

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 Presolicitation Notice and

Response, Standard Form 1417. The

clearance currently expires on

September 30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ralph DeStefano, Federal Acquisition

Policy Division, GSA (202) 501–1758.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

Presolicitation notices are used by the

Government for several reasons, one of

which is to aid prospective contractors

in submitting proposals without undue

expenditure of effort, time, and money.

The Government also uses the

presolicitation notices to control

printing and mailing costs. The

presolicitation notice response is used

to determine the number of solicitation

documents needed and to assure that

interested offerors receive the

solicitation documents. The responses

are placed in the contract file and

referred to when solicitation documents

are ready for mailing. After mailing, the

responses remain in the contract file

and become a matter of record.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 10 minutes per completion,

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,

5,310; responses per respondent, 8; total

annual responses, 42,480; preparation

hours per response, .167; and total

response burden hours, 7,094.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

Requester may obtain copies of OMB

applications or justifications from the

General Services Administration, FAR

Secretariat (VRS), Room 4037,

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202)

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0037, Presolicitation Notice and

Response, Standard Form 1417, in all

correspondence.

Dated: June 3, 1998.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 98–15238 Filed 6–8–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0078]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Make-or-Buy Program

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments

regarding an extension to an existing

OMB clearance (9000–0078).

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 Make-or-Buy Program. The

clearance currently expires on

September 30, 1998.

DATES: Comments may be submitted

August 10, 1998.