[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57228-57229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28020]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[OMB Control No. 9000-0005]
Request for Public Comments Regarding OMB Clearance Entitled
Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific
Project (SF 255)
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to
an existing OMB clearance (9000-0005).
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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 Architect-
Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project (SF
255). This OMB clearance currently expires on March 31, 1996.
DATES: Comment Due Date: January 16, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden, or obtaining a copy of the justification, should be
submitted to: General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS),
18th & F Streets, NW., Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0005, Architect-Engineer and Related Services
Questionnaire for Specific Project (SF 255), in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jack O'Neill, Office of Federal
Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-3856.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Standard Form 255 is used by all Executive agencies to obtain
information from architect-engineer (A-E) firms interested in a
particular project. The information on the form is reviewed by a
selection panel composed of professional people and assists the panel
in selecting the most qualified A-E firm to perform the specific
project. The form is designed to provide a uniform method for A-E firms
to submit
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information on experience, personnel, capabilities of the A-E firm to
perform, along with information on the consultants they expect to
collaborate with on the specific project. Hence the need for
information regarding the number and discipline of consultant
personnel. The degree to which an A-E firm will utilize consultants can
significantly impact on their suitability and qualifications for a
specific project. The revision to the form requesting A-E firms provide
the name and phone number of a point of contact, usually the project
manager, will (1) reduce the time required by the Government to verify
performance on current Federal contracts, and (2) reduce the time lost
by the A-E firms providing this information at a later date. The
information is used to determine if a firm is qualified to perform a
specific project.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is
estimated to average 1.2 hours 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,
5,000; responses per respondent, 4; total annual responses, 20,000;
preparation hours per response, 1.2; and total response burden hours,
24,000.
Dated: November 7, 1995.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 95-28020 Filed 11-13-95; 8:45 am]
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