2011-16346. General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; GSAR Provision 552.237-70, Qualifications of Offerors

AGENCY:

Office of the Chief Acquisition Officer, GSA.

ACTION:

Notice of request for comments regarding a renewal to an existing OMB clearance.

SUMMARY:

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB) will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a renewal of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding the qualifications of offerors.

Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary and 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.

DATES:

Submit comments on or before: August 29, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Michael Jackson, Procurement Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, [phone] or [e-mail].

ADDRESSES:

Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-0197, GSAR Provision 552.237-70, Qualifications of Offerors, by any of the following methods:

• Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting “Information Collection 3090-0197, GSAR Provision 552.237-70, Qualifications of Offerors”, under the heading “Enter Keyword or ID” and selecting “Search”. Select the link “Submit a Comment” that corresponds with “Information Collection 3090-0197, GSAR Provision 552.237-70, Qualifications of Offerors”. Follow the instructions provided at the “Submit a Comment” screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and “Information Collection 3090-0197, GSAR Provision 552.237-70, Qualifications of Offerors”, on your attached document.
• Fax: [phone].
• Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417. Attn: Hada Flowers/IC 3090-0197, GSAR Provision 552.237-70, Qualifications of Offerors.

Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 3090-0197, GSAR Provision 552.237-70, Qualifications of Offerors, in all correspondence related to this collection. All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov,, including any personal and/or business confidential information provided.

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: 6794.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Hours per Response: 1.

Total Burden Hours: 6794.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information collection documents from the General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20417, telephone [phone]. Please cite OMB Control No. 3090-0197, GSAR Provision 552.237-70, Qualifications of Offerors, in all correspondence.

Dated: June 17, 2011.

Millisa Gary,

Acting Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.