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Preferred Suppliers (i.e., suppliers that 

have demonstrated exemplary 

performance, at the corporate level, in 

the areas of cost, schedule, performance, 

quality, and business relations). 

The proposed policy is now in the 

conceptual stage. After consideration of 

the comments, DON may publish a draft 

proposed policy letter for additional 

public comments. 

C. Proposed Policy Letter Concepts 

The general outline of the pilot phase 

of the PSP, to be established under the 

proposed policy letter, is set forth 

below. 

DASN (A&LM) shall be responsible 

for the assessment of contractors under 

the PSP. DASN (A&LM) will confer PSS 

at the corporate level, and will not rate 

individual affiliates or subdivisions of 

corporations. 

DASN (A&LM) shall use the 

Contractor Performance Assessment 

Reporting System (CPARS) as the 

baseline data during the pilot phase of 

the PSP. In the course of the pilot phase, 

DON also will identify other sources of 

data, including information available to 

Navy program offices and government 

contract administration organizations 

that the Department may use to 

supplement CPARS data in 

implementing the PSP. The factors that 

DASN (A&LM) will use to assess 

contractors during the pilot phase 

include, at a minimum, the following 

CPARS areas: 

Technical (Quality of Product). 

Schedule. 

Cost Control. 

Management Responsiveness. 

Management of Key Personnel. 

Utilization of Small Business. 

Other CPARS Factors as Appropriate. 

DASN (A&LM) shall assess Energy 

Efficiency for all contractors as an 

‘‘excellence factor,’’ in addition to the 

areas above. 

During the pilot phase of the PSP, 

DON will use a 5-star system based 

upon the 5-color ratings used in CPARS, 

as follows: 

CPARS PSP 

Red ................................................. 0 

Yellow ............................................. 1 

Green .............................................. 2 

Purple ............................................. 3 

Dark Blue ........................................ 4 

DON will use the CPARS conversion 

table above, based upon CPARS data, 

and, as appropriate, other sources of 

information and weighting factors. 

Contractors must achieve at least a 3- 

Star rating to be designated as a 

Preferred Supplier. 

If a contractor provides 

documentation sufficient to establish 

that it has an Energy Efficiency Program, 

it will receive an additional star, up to 

a maximum rating of 5 Stars. A 5-Star 

rating can only be achieved if the 

contractor maintains an active Energy 

Efficiency Program, and otherwise has 

received a 4-Star rating. Failure to 

demonstrate an active Energy Efficiency 

Program will not diminish the 

contractor’s PSP rating. 

During each fiscal year, DASN 

(A&LM) shall reassess and rate the top 

25 DON contractors. The top 25 DON 

contractors will be determined by the 

value of contract awards for the most 

recent fiscal year. Other contractors may 

apply to join the PSP. DASN (A&LM) 

shall evaluate all applicants currently 

eligible for assessment in CPARS using 

the same process as it does to evaluate 

the top 25 contractors. DASN (A&LM) 

will establish a 30-day application 

period that will begin no later than 

October 1, annually. 

In negotiating contracts with Preferred 

Suppliers, DON contracting officers will 

be authorized to offer some or all of the 

following more favorable contract terms 

and conditions: 

Æ More favorable progress payments. 

Æ Recognition of PSS in the 

development of profit or fee based upon 

weighted guidelines. 

Æ Tailored contract reporting 

requirements. 

Æ Special award fee pools. 

PSS shall not be used as a factor or 

sub-factor in any source selection. 

However, where the contracting officer 

has a reasonable belief that a Preferred 

Supplier may submit a bid or proposal, 

the solicitation shall contain terms and 

conditions that will be applicable, after 

award, only if the successful offeror is 

a Preferred Supplier. 

These special terms and conditions, 

applicable to contracts with Preferred 

Suppliers, shall be consistent with the 

limitations specified in regulations 

promulgated pursuant to the Federal 

Acquisition Regulatory System. 

D. Solicitation of Public Comment 

DON invites interested parties from 

both the public and private sectors to 

provide comments for consideration in 

the formulation of a policy letter 

establishing the PSP. In particular, DON 

seeks to better understand how to 

incentivize contractors, at the corporate 

level, to achieve sustained superior 

performance in the areas of cost, 

schedule, performance, quality, and 

business relations. Accordingly, DON 

welcomes feedback regarding the 

following questions. 

1. What clauses are currently being 

used in government subcontracts, and 

commercial contracts and subcontracts, 

to incentivize superior performance, at 

the corporate level, in the areas of cost, 

schedule, performance, quality, and 

business relations? 

2. What solicitation provisions, 

contract clauses, and performance 

incentives will provide contractors with 

the greatest motivation to achieve PSS? 

3. Energy Efficiency is a critical DON 

requirement significantly impacting the 

successful achievement of DON’s 

missions. How should a contractor’s use 

of energy, as it relates to the entire lifecycle of a product—design, 

manufacture, use, maintenance, and 

disposal—be considered in the 

designation of Preferred Suppliers? 

4. Is there any other aspect of the 

proposed PSP on which you wish to 

comment? 

Dated: May 18, 2010. 

A.M. Vallandingham, 

Lieutenant Commander, Office of the Judge 

Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal 

Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12524 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management invites comments on the 

submission for OMB review as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before June 24, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or 

e-mailed to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a 

cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 


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waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Acting 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

Dated: May 19, 2010. 

James Hyler, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services Office of Management. 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: American Indian Tribally 

Controlled Colleges and Universities 

Program 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 31. 

Burden Hours: 368. 

Abstract: The information is required 

of institutions of higher education that 

apply for grants under the Tribally 

Controlled Colleges and Universities 

Program authorized under Title III, Part 

A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 

as amended. This information will be 

used in making funding 

recommendations. 

This information collection is being 

submitted under the Streamlined 

Clearance Process for Discretionary 

Grant Information Collections (1894– 

0001). Therefore, the 30-day public 

comment period notice will be the only 

public comment notice published for 

this information collection. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 4301. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments ’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to the Internet address 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202– 

401–0920. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12578 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 26, 

2010. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Acting 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: May 20, 2010. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Protection and Advocacy for 

Assistive Technology (PAAT) Program 

Assurances. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 57. 

Burden Hours: 9. 

Abstract: This information collection 

instrument will be used by grantees to 

request funds to carry out the PAAT 

program. PAAT is mandated by the 

Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as 

amended in 2004 (AT Act), to provide 

protection and advocacy services to 

individuals with disabilities for the 

purposes of assisting in the acquisition, 

utilization, or maintenance of assistive 

technology or assistive technology 

services. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on link 

number 4306. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 


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