[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31450-31451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15237]


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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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