[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33941]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0005]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Architect-Engineer
and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project (SF 255)
AGENCIES: 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.
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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). The clearance currently expires on April 30,1999.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before February 22, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing
this burden, should be submitted 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. 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: Jack O'Neill, Federal Acquisition
Policy Division, 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 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.
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.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals
Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4035, 1800 F
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 208-7312. Please cite
OMB Control No. 9000-0005, Architect-Engineer and Related Services
Questionnaire for Specific Project (SF 255), in all correspondence.
Dated: December 17, 1998.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 98-33941 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am]
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