80 FR 46584 - General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; Submission for OMB Review; Preparation, Submission, and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 150 (August 5, 2015)

Page Range		46584-46585
FR Document		2015-19222

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. A notice was published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 27308 on May 13, 2015. No Comments were received.

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

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


General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; 
Submission for OMB Review; 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. A notice was published in the Federal 
Register at 80 FR 27308 on May 13, 2015. No Comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: September 4, 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.

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    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: July 30, 2015.
Jeffrey A. Koses,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Senior Procurement Executive.
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One comment was received from the Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans’’ on
Center for Equal Opportunity. The [OMB Control No. 3090–0252; Docket 2015–
0001; Sequence 15]
your attached document.
comment suggests that the GSA Mentor- • Mail: General Services
Protégé Program use neither preferences General Services Administration Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
nor classifications on the basis of race, Acquisition Regulation; Submission Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW.,
ethnicity, or sex. The program does not for OMB Review; Preparation, Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
distinguish firms on the basis of race or Submission, and Negotiation of Flowers/IC 3090–0252, Preparation,
ethnicity. Women-owned small business Subcontracting Plans Submission and Negotiation of
firms may be distinguished as this is a Subcontracting Plans.
small business category recognized by AGENCY: Office of Acquisition Policy, Instructions: Please submit comments
statute through the Small Business Act General Services Administration (GSA). only and cite Information Collection
(15 U.S.C. Chapter 14a). This notice ACTION: Notice of request for comments 3090–0252, Preparation, Submission
regards the information collection regarding an extension to an existing and Negotiation of Subcontracting
related to administering the GSA OMB clearance. Plans, in all correspondence related to
Mentor-Protégé Program. Any changes this collection. All comments received
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the will be posted without change to
to the program itself would be handled Paperwork Reduction Act, the http://www.regulations.gov, including
separately through the rulemaking Regulatory Secretariat Division will be any personal and/or business
process. submitting to the Office of Management confidential information provided.
Public comments are particularly and Budget (OMB) a request to review SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
invited on: Whether this collection of and approve an extension of a
information is necessary for the proper previously approved information A. Purpose
performance of functions of the FAR, collection requirement regarding The GSAR provision at 552.219–72
and whether it will have practical preparation, submission, and requires all offerors, other than small
utility; whether our estimate of the negotiation of subcontracting plans. business concerns, responding to a
public burden of this collection of This information collection will negotiated solicitation to submit a
information is accurate, and based on ensure that small and small, subcontracting plan with their
valid assumptions and methodology; disadvantaged business concerns are respective offers so that a plan can be
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and afforded the maximum practicable negotiated concurrently with other parts
opportunity to participate as of the proposal, including price and any
clarity of the information to be
subcontractors in negotiated technical and management proposals.
collected; and ways in which we can
procurements. The Preparation, The respondents are potential GSA
minimize the burden of the collection of
Submission, and Negotiation of the contractors. The provision may be used
information on those who are to Subcontracting Plans provision requires when the contracting officer believes
respond, through the use of appropriate for all negotiated solicitations, having that the potential contract provides
technological collection techniques or an anticipated award value over significant opportunities for small
other forms of information technology. $650,000 ($1,500,000 for construction), businesses as subcontractors.
C. Annual Reporting Burden the submission of a subcontracting plan The contracting officer will use the
with an offeror’s proposal. A notice was information to evaluate whether GSA’s
Respondents: 254. published in the Federal Register at 80 expectation that subcontracting
Responses per Respondent: 4. FR 27308 on May 13, 2015. No opportunities exist for small businesses
Comments were received. is reasonable under the circumstances;
Total Annual Responses: 1,016. negotiate goals consistent with statutory
DATES: Submit comments on or before:
Hours per Response: 3. September 4, 2015. requirements and acquisition objectives;
Total Burden Hours: 3,048. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. and expedite the award process. The
Christina Mullins, Procurement Analyst, provision is not applicable if an offeror
Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
General Services Acquisition Policy submits a previously-approved
Requesters may obtain a copy of the commercial subcontracting plan.
information collection documents from Division, GSA, 202–969–4066 or email
the General Services Administration, christina.mullins@gsa.gov. B. Annual Reporting Burden
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), ADDRESSES: Submit comments
Respondents: 1,440.
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC identified by Information Collection Responses per Respondent: 1.
20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please 3090–0252, Preparation, Submission Total Annual Responses: 1,440.
cite OMB Control No. 3090–0286, GSA and Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans Hours per Response: 12.
Mentor-Protégé Program, in all by any of the following methods: Total Burden Hours: 17,280.
correspondence. • Regulations.gov: http://
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments C. Public Comments
Dated: July 30, 2015. via the Federal eRulemaking portal by Public comments are particularly
Jeffrey A. Koses, searching the OMB control number. invited on: Whether this collection of
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Director, Office of Acquisition Policy & Senior Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ information is necessary and whether it
Procurement Executive. that corresponds with ‘‘Information will have practical utility; whether our
[FR Doc. 2015–19224 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] Collection 3090–0252, Preparation, estimate of the public burden of this
BILLING CODE 6820–61–P
Submission and Negotiation of collection of information is accurate,
Subcontracting Plans’’. Follow the and based on valid assumptions and
instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit a methodology; ways to enhance the
Comment’’ screen. Please include your quality, utility, and clarity of the
name, company name (if any), and information to be collected.

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Obtaining Copies of Proposals: of the information collection plan and College of American Pathologists, will
Requesters may obtain a copy of the instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or each use their LPGs as models to better
information collection documents from send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written understand how to improve uptake and
the General Services Administration, comments and/or suggestions regarding impact of these and future LPGs. Only
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), the items contained in this notice the ASM submission will be described
1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC should be directed to the Attention: in this notice.
20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management The ASM project will address four
cite OMB Control No. 3090–0252, and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or LPGs that are important to clinical
Preparation, Submission, and by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written testing and have a high public health
Negotiation of Subcontracting Plans, in comments should be received within 30 impact: reducing blood culture
all correspondence. days of this notice. contamination (BCC), rapid diagnosis of
blood stream infections (BSI), proper
Dated: July 30, 2015. Proposed Project collection and transport of urine (UT),
Jeffrey A. Koses, Improving the Impact of Laboratory and microbiological practices to
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, Senior Practice Guidelines (LPGs): A New improve the diagnosis and management
Procurement Executive. Paradigm for Metrics- American Society of patients with Clostridium difficile (C.
[FR Doc. 2015–19222 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] for Microbiology—NEW—Center for difficile) infection (CDI). The BCC LPG
BILLING CODE 6820–61–P Surveillance, Epidemiology and was published and it includes
Laboratory Services (CSELS), Centers for recommendations for the use of: 1)
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). venipuncture over catheters as the
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Background and Brief Description preferred technique for sample
HUMAN SERVICES collection in a clinical setting, and 2)
The Centers for Disease Control and phlebotomy teams over non-
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is funding three 5-year phlebotomist staff for collecting blood
Prevention projects collectively entitled ‘‘Improving for culture. The BSI report examines the
the Impact of Laboratory Practice effectiveness of rapid diagnostic tests to
[30Day–15–15DA]
Guidelines: A New Paradigm for promote more accurate and timely
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Metrics’’. An ‘‘LPG’’ is defined as administration of targeted antibiotic
Reduction Act Review written recommendations for voluntary, therapy for patients with bloodstream
standardized approaches for medical infections. This report will be published
The Centers for Disease Control and laboratory testing that takes into account and recommendations will be
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the processes for test selection, sample developed based on additional
following information collection request procurement and processing, analytical information collected. Practices related
to the Office of Management and Budget methods, and results reporting for to the collection, storage and
(OMB) for review and approval in effective diagnosis and management of preservation of urine for microbiological
accordance with the Paperwork disease and health conditions. LPGs culture that improve the diagnosis and
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for may be disseminated to, and used by, management of patients with urinary
the proposed information collection is laboratorians and clinicians to assist tract infections were analyzed and
published to obtain comments from the with test selection and test result approved recommendations will be
public and affected agencies. interpretation. The overall purpose of published. Microbiological practices
Written comments and suggestions these cooperative agreements is to related to improving diagnosis and
from the public and affected agencies increase the effectiveness of LPGs by management of patients with C. difficile
concerning the proposed collection of defining measures and collecting infection will be collected and analyzed,
information are encouraged. Your information to inform better LPG and recommendations will also be
comments should address any of the creation, revision, dissemination, developed and published.
following: (a) Evaluate whether the promotion, uptake and impact on The intended respondents of ASM’s
proposed collection of information is clinical testing and public health. surveys will include microbiology
necessary for the proper performance of The project will explore how these supervisors, laboratory directors,
the functions of the agency, including processes and their impediments and laboratory managers, and medical
whether the information will have facilitators differ among various technologists. For this request for OMB
practical utility; (b) Evaluate the intended users of LPGs. Through this approval of a new information
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the demonstration project, CDC seeks to collection, we will be requesting
burden of the proposed collection of understand how to customize LPG approval to collect baseline and post-
information, including the validity of creation and promotion to better serve dissemination information for the BCC
the methodology and assumptions used; these intended users of LPGs. An LPG. Because the BSI, UT and CDI
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and important goal is to help organizations reports are not yet published, ASM will
clarity of the information to be that sponsor the development of LPGs conduct a baseline survey to determine
collected; (d) Minimize the burden of create a sustainable approach for current practices prior to dissemination
the collection of information on those continuous quality improvement to of the LPGs.
who are to respond, including through evaluate and improve an LPG’s impact On behalf of the ASM and the CDC,
the use of appropriate automated, through better collection of information. the Laboratory Response Network
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electronic, mechanical, or other The CDC selected three organizations (LRN), which was founded by the CDC,
technological collection techniques or that currently create and disseminate will recruit laboratories that perform the
other forms of information technology, LPGs to support activities under a kinds of testing affected by these LPGs
e.g., permitting electronic submission of cooperative agreement funding to take the surveys. Messages regarding
responses; and (e) Assess information mechanism to improve the impact of ASM surveys will be worded as an
collection costs. their LPGs. The American Society for invitation, not as a coercive request.
To request additional information on Microbiology (ASM), the Clinical and Some states may opt not to recruit LRN
the proposed project or to obtain a copy Laboratory Standards Institute, and the laboratory participation, but because the

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of request for comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance.
Dates		Submit comments on or before: September 4, 2015.
Contact		Ms. Christina Mullins, Procurement Analyst, General Services Acquisition Policy Division, GSA, 202-969- 4066 or email [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 46584