01-29919. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Entitled GSAR Provision 552.237-70, Qualifications of Offerors

AGENCY:

General Services Administration, GSA.

ACTION:

Notice of a request for an extension to an existing OMB clearance.

SUMMARY:

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the General Services Administration (GSA) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement concerning the Qualifications of Offerors under the Service Contracting.

Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether the information collection generated by the General Services Administration Regulation (GSAR) Provision, Qualifications of Offerors, is necessary, to determine an offeror is responsible to work under a GSA contract and to properly determine an offeror's competency in performing comparable building service contracts; whether it will have practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. A request for public comments was published at 66 FR 43870, August 21, 2001. No comments were received.

DATES:

Comments may be submitted on or before January 3, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Julia Wise, Acquisition Policy Division, GSA [phone].

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: Edward Springer, GSA Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to Stephanie Morris, General Services Administration (MVP), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

The General Services Administration (GSA) has various mission responsibilities related to the acquisition and provision of service contracts. These mission responsibilities generate requirements that are realized through the solicitation and award of contracts for building services. Individual solicitations and resulting contracts may impose unique information collection and reporting requirements on contractors not required by regulation, but necessary to evaluate particular program accomplishments and measure success in meeting program objectives.

B. Annual Reporting Burden.

Respondents: 6,722.

Annual Responses: 6,722.

Burden Hours: 6,722.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: A copy of this proposal may be obtained from the General Services Administration, Acquisition Policy Division (MVP), 1800 F street, NW., Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, or be telephoning [phone], or by faxing your request to [phone]. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0197, Qualifications of Offerors, in all correspondence.

Dated: November 20, 2001.

Gloria M. Sochon,

Acting Director, Acquisition Policy Division.