83 FR 53875 - Information Collection; Service Contracting
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 207 (October 25, 2018)
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 207 (October 25, 2018)
| Page Range | 53875-53876 | |
| FR Document | 2018-23354 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 53875-53876] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-23354] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [OMB Control No. 9000-0152; Docket No. 2018-0003; Sequence No. 24] Information Collection; Service Contracting AGENCY: 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 currently approved information collection requirement concerning service contracting. DATES: Submit comments on or before December 24, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, 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 9000-0152, Service Contracting''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 9000-0152, Service Contracting'' on your attached document. Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0152, Service Contracting. Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 9000-0152, Service Contracting, in all correspondence related to this collection. Comments received generally will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, approximately two to three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by mail). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-501-1448 or via email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Purpose The policies implemented at FAR 37.115, Uncompensated Overtime, are based on Section 834 of Public Law 101-510 (10 U.S.C. 2331). The policies require insertion of FAR provision 52.237-10, Identification of Uncompensated Overtime, in all solicitations valued at or above the simplified acquisition threshold, for professional or technical services to be acquired on the basis of the number of hours to be provided. The provision requires that offerors identify uncompensated overtime hours, in excess of 40 hours per week, and the uncompensated overtime rate for direct charge Fair Labor Standards Act--exempt personnel. This permits Government contracting officers to ascertain cost realism of proposed labor rates for professional employees and discourages the use of uncompensated overtime. B. Annual Reporting Burden The burden placed on offerors is the time required to identify and support any hours in excess of 40 hours per week included in their proposal or subcontractor's proposal. It is estimated that there will be 27,546 service contracts awarded annually at $150,000 or more, of which 65 percent, or 17,905, contracts will be competitively awarded. About seven proposals will be received for each contract award. Of the total 125,335 (17,905 x 7) proposals received, only 25 percent, or 31,334, proposals are expected to include uncompensated overtime hours. It is estimated that offerors will take about [[Page 53876]] 30 minutes to identify and support any hours in excess of 40 hours per week included in their proposal or subcontractor's proposal. Number of Respondents: 31,334. Responses per Respondent: 1. Total Annual Responses: 31,334. Average Burden Hours per Response: .5. Total Burden Hours: 15,667. C. Public Comments Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 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; 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. 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. 9000-0152, Service Contracting, in all correspondence. Dated: October 18, 2018. Janet Fry, Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy. [FR Doc. 2018-23354 Filed 10-24-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820-EP-P
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information provided. To confirm 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW,
receipt of your comment(s), please 20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms.
check regulations.gov, approximately Please cite OMB Control No. 9000– Mandell/IC 9000–0152, Service
two-to-three business days after 0067, Incentive Contracts, in all Contracting.
submission to verify posting (except correspondence. Instructions: Please submit comments
allow 30 days for posting of comments Dated: October 18, 2018. only and cite Information Collection
submitted by mail). Janet Fry, 9000–0152, Service Contracting, in all
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, correspondence related to this
Michael O. Jackson, Procurement Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, collection. Comments received generally
Analyst, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of will be posted without change to http://
GSA 202–208–4949 or via email Governmentwide Policy. www.regulations.gov, including any
michaelo.jackson@gsa.gov. [FR Doc. 2018–23352 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] personal and/or business confidential
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P information provided. To confirm
receipt of your comment(s), please
A. Purpose check www.regulations.gov,
In accordance with FAR 16.4, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE approximately two to three days after
incentive contracts are normally used submission to verify posting (except
when a firm fixed-price contract is not GENERAL SERVICES allow 30 days for posting of comments
appropriate and the required supplies or ADMINISTRATION submitted by mail).
services can be acquired at lower costs, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
and sometimes with improved delivery NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement
or technical performance, by relating the SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide
amount of profit or fee payable under [OMB Control No. 9000–0152; Docket No. Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202–501–1448
the contract to the contractor’s 2018–0003; Sequence No. 24] or via email at curtis.glover@gsa.gov.
performance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The information required periodically Information Collection; Service
from the contractor, such as cost of work Contracting A. Purpose
already performed, estimated costs of AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), The policies implemented at FAR
further performance necessary to General Services Administration (GSA), 37.115, Uncompensated Overtime, are
complete all work, total contract price and National Aeronautics and Space based on Section 834 of Public Law
for supplies or services accepted by the Administration (NASA). 101–510 (10 U.S.C. 2331). The policies
Government for which final prices have require insertion of FAR provision
ACTION: Notice of request for public
been established, and estimated costs comments regarding an extension to an 52.237–10, Identification of
allocable to supplies or services existing OMB clearance. Uncompensated Overtime, in all
accepted by the Government and for solicitations valued at or above the
which final prices have not been SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the simplified acquisition threshold, for
established, is needed to negotiate the Paperwork Reduction Act the professional or technical services to be
final prices of incentive-related items Regulatory Secretariat Division will be acquired on the basis of the number of
and services. Contractors are required to submitting to the Office of Management hours to be provided.
submit the information in accordance and Budget (OMB) a request to review The provision requires that offerors
with several incentive fee FAR clauses: and approve an extension of a currently identify uncompensated overtime hours,
FAR 52.216–16, Incentive Price approved information collection in excess of 40 hours per week, and the
Revision—Firm Target; FAR 52.216–17, requirement concerning service uncompensated overtime rate for direct
Incentive Price Revision—Successive contracting. charge Fair Labor Standards Act—
Targets; and FAR 52.216–10, Incentive DATES: Submit comments on or before exempt personnel. This permits
Fee. December 24, 2018. Government contracting officers to
The contracting officer evaluates the ascertain cost realism of proposed labor
ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding
information received to determine the rates for professional employees and
this burden estimate or any other aspect
contractor’s performance in meeting the discourages the use of uncompensated
of this collection of information,
incentive target and the appropriate overtime.
including suggestions for reducing this
price revision, if any, for the items or
burden, by any of the following B. Annual Reporting Burden
services.
methods:
B. Annual Reporting Burden • Regulations.gov: http:// The burden placed on offerors is the
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments time required to identify and support
Respondents: 440.
Responses per Respondent: 2. via the Federal eRulemaking portal by any hours in excess of 40 hours per
Annual Responses: 880. searching the OMB control number. week included in their proposal or
Hours per Response: 1.5. Select the link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ subcontractor’s proposal. It is estimated
Total Burden Hours: 1,320. that corresponds with ‘‘Information that there will be 27,546 service
Collection 9000–0152, Service contracts awarded annually at $150,000
C. Public Comments Contracting’’. Follow the instructions or more, of which 65 percent, or 17,905,
A 60-day notice was published in the provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ contracts will be competitively
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Federal Register at 83 FR 25457 on June screen. Please include your name, awarded. About seven proposals will be
1, 2018. No comments were received. company name (if any), and received for each contract award. Of the
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: ‘‘Information Collection 9000–0152, total 125,335 (17,905 × 7) proposals
Requesters may obtain a copy of the Service Contracting’’ on your attached received, only 25 percent, or 31,334,
information collection documents from document. proposals are expected to include
the General Services Administration, • Mail: General Services uncompensated overtime hours. It is
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), Administration, Regulatory Secretariat estimated that offerors will take about
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30 minutes to identify and support any SUMMARY: In accordance with the (1) Evaluate whether the collection of
hours in excess of 40 hours per week Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and information is necessary for the proper
included in their proposal or the Office of Management and Budget performance of the functions of the
subcontractor’s proposal. (OMB) regulations, the FAR Council agency, including whether the
Number of Respondents: 31,334. invites the public to comment upon a information will have practical utility;
Responses per Respondent: 1. renewal concerning labor-related (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Total Annual Responses: 31,334. requirements. agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Average Burden Hours per Response: proposed collection of information,
.5. DATES: Submit comments on or before
including the validity of the
Total Burden Hours: 15,667. December 24, 2018. methodology and assumptions used;
ADDRESSES: The FAR Council invites (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
C. Public Comments
interested persons to submit comments clarity of the information to be
Public comments are particularly on this collection by either of the collected; and
invited on: Whether this collection of following methods: (4) Minimize the burden of the
information is necessary for the proper • Federal eRulemaking Portal: This collection of information on those who
performance of functions of the Federal website provides the ability to type are to respond, including through the
Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and short comments directly into the use of appropriate automated,
whether it will have practical utility; comment field or attach a file for electronic, mechanical, or other
whether our estimate of the public lengthier comments. Go to http:// technological collection techniques or
burden of this collection of information www.regulations.gov and follow the other forms of information technology,
is accurate, and based on valid instructions on the site. e.g., permitting electronic submission of
assumptions and methodology; ways to • Mail: General Services responses.
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
of the information to be collected; and Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, B. Purpose
ways in which we can minimize the Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. This information collection
burden of the collection of information Mandell/IC 9000–0066, Labor-related requirement, OMB Control No. 9000–
on those who are to respond, through Requirements. 0066, currently titled ‘‘Professional
the use of appropriate technological Instructions: All items submitted Employee Compensation Plan,’’ is
collection techniques or other forms of must cite Information Collection 9000– proposed to be retitled ‘‘Labor-related
information technology. 0066, Labor-related Requirements. Requirements,’’ due to consolidation
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Comments received in response to this with currently approved information
Requesters may obtain a copy of the docket generally will be made available collection requirements OMB Control
information collection documents from Nos. 9000–0175, 9000–0089, 9000–
for public inspection and posted
the General Services Administration, 0014, and 9000–0155.
without change, including any personal
Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), This clearance covers the information
and/or business confidential
1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC that offerors and contractors must
information provided, at http://
20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please submit to comply with the following
www.regulations.gov.
cite OMB Control No. 9000–0152, labor requirements in the Federal
To confirm receipt of your
Service Contracting, in all Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
comment(s), please check
correspondence. 1. 52.222–2, Payment for Overtime
www.regulations.gov, approximately
Dated: October 18, 2018. two to three days after submission to Premiums. Paragraph (b) of this clause
Janet Fry, verify posting (except allow 30 days for requires a contractor requesting
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, posting of comments submitted by overtime premiums that exceed the
Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, mail). This information collection is amount specified in paragraph (a) of the
Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of pending at the FAR Council. The clause to do the following: (1) Identify
Governmentwide Policy. Council will submit it to OMB within 60 the work unit; e.g., department or
[FR Doc. 2018–23354 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] days from the date of this notice. section in which the requested overtime
BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P will be used, together with present
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
workload, staffing, and other data of the
Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst,
affected unit sufficient to permit the
at telephone 202–969–7207, or email
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Contracting Officer to evaluate the
zenaida.delgado@gsa.gov.
necessity for the overtime; (2)
GENERAL SERVICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Demonstrate the effect that denial of the
ADMINISTRATION request will have on the contract
A. Overview of Information Collection
delivery or performance schedule; (3)
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND Description of the Information Identify the extent to which approval of
SPACE ADMINISTRATION Collection overtime would affect the performance
[OMB Control No. 9000–0066; Docket No. 1. Type of Information Collection: or payments in connection with other
2018–0003; Sequence No. 21] Revision/Renewal of a currently Government contracts, together with
approved collection. identification of each affected contract;
Information Collection; Labor-related 2. Title of the Collection—Labor- and (4) Provide reasons why the
Requirements related Requirements. required work cannot be performed by
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AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 3. Agency form number, if any:—SF using multishift operations or by
General Services Administration (GSA), 1413, SF 1444. employing additional personnel.
and National Aeronautics and Space 2. 52.222–6, Construction Wage Rate
Solicitation of Public Comment Requirements, paragraph (c) requires the
Administration (NASA).
Written comments and suggestions contractor to establish additional
ACTION: Notice and request for
from the public should address one or classifications, if any laborer or
comments.
more of the following four points: mechanic is to be employed in a
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of request for public comments regarding an extension to an existing OMB clearance. | |
| Dates | Submit comments on or before December 24, 2018. | |
| Contact | Mr. Curtis E. Glover, Sr., Procurement Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-501-1448 or via email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 53875 |
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