[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 88 (Friday, May 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 24598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11523]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0083]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Qualification
Requirements
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 (9000-0083).
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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 Qualification
Requirements. This OMB clearance currently expires on August 31, 1999.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before July 6, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph DeStefano, Federal Acquisition
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1758.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Under the Qualified Products Program, an end item, or a component
thereof, may be required to be prequalified. The solicitation at FAR
52.209-1, Qualification Requirements, requires offerors who have met
the qualification requirements to identify the offeror's name, the
manufacturer's name, source's name, the item name, service
identification, and test number (to the extent known).
The contracting officer uses the information to determine
eligibility for award when the clause at 52.209-1 is included in the
solicitation. The offeror must insert the offeror's name, the
manufacturer's name, source's name, the item name, service
identification, and test number (to the extent known). Alternatively,
items not yet listed may be considered for award upon the submission of
evidence of qualification with the offer.
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,
2,207; responses per respondent, 100; total annual responses, 220,700;
preparation hours per response, .25; and total response burden hours,
55,175.
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. 9000-0083, Qualification
Requirements, in all correspondence.
Dated: May 4, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-11523 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am]
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