80 FR 27308 - General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Information Collection; Preparation, Submission, and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 92 (May 13, 2015)

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding preparation, submission, and negotiation of subcontracting plans. This information collection will ensure that small and small, disadvantaged business concerns are afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in negotiated procurements. The Preparation, Submission, and Negotiation of the Subcontracting Plans provision requires for all negotiated solicitations, having an anticipated award value over $650,000 ($1,500,000 for construction), the submission of a subcontracting plan with an offeror's proposal.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11533]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0252; Docket 2015-0001; Sequence 15]


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Information Collection; Preparation, Submission, and Negotiation of 
Subcontracting Plans

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
regarding preparation, submission, and negotiation of subcontracting 
plans.
    This information collection will ensure that small and small, 
disadvantaged business concerns are afforded the maximum practicable 
opportunity to participate as subcontractors in negotiated 
procurements. The Preparation, Submission, and Negotiation of the 
Subcontracting Plans provision requires for all negotiated 
solicitations, having an anticipated award value over $650,000 
($1,500,000 for construction), the submission of a subcontracting plan 
with an offeror's proposal.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: July 13, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Christina Mullins, Procurement 
Analyst, General Services Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, (202) 969-
4066 or email [email protected].

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans 
by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB 
control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that corresponds 
with ``Information Collection 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission and 
Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans''. Follow the instructions provided 
at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company 
name (if any), and ``Information Collection 3090-0252, Preparation, 
Submission and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans'' on your attached 
document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Flowers/IC 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation 
of Subcontracting Plans.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission and Negotiation of 
Subcontracting Plans, 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 GSAR provision at 552.219-72 requires all offerors, other than 
small business concerns, responding to a negotiated solicitation to 
submit a subcontracting plan with their respective offers so that a 
plan can be negotiated concurrently with other parts of the proposal, 
including price and any technical and management proposals. The 
respondents are potential GSA contractors. The provision may be used 
when the contracting officer believes that the potential contract 
provides significant opportunities for small businesses as 
subcontractors. The contracting officer will use the information to 
evaluate whether GSA's expectation that subcontracting opportunities 
exist for small businesses is reasonable under the circumstances; 
negotiate goals consistent with statutory requirements and acquisition 
objectives; and expedite the award process. The provision is not 
applicable if an offeror submits a previously-approved commercial 
subcontracting plan.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Respondents: 1,440.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 1,440.
    Hours per Response: 12.
    Total Burden Hours: 17,280.

C. Public Comments

    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.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control No. 3090-0252, Preparation, Submission, and Negotiation of 
Subcontracting Plans, in all correspondence.

    Dated: May 8, 2015.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Senior Procurement Executive.
[FR Doc. 2015-11533 Filed 5-12-15; 8:45 am]
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