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Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Hillary Jaffe.
Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
information collection should be sent to
Ms. Jaffe at the Office of Management
and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room
10236, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503.
You may also submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by the following method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name, docket
number and title for this Federal
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions
from members of the public is to make
these submissions available for public
viewing on the Internet at https://
regulations.gov as they are received
without change, including any personal
identifiers or contact information.
DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia
Toppings.
Written requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/
Information Management Division, 1777
North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000,
Arlington, VA 22209–2133.
Dated: February 14, 2006.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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be in effect for 1 year and will be
reevaluated based on the level of DoD
contract awards to SDBs achieved in
fiscal year 2006.
DATES: Effective Date: March 10, 2006.
Applicability Date: This suspension
applies to all solicitations issued during
the period from March 10, 2006, to
March 9, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Susan Pollack, Defense Procurement
and Acquisition Policy, OUSD (AT&L)
DPAP (P), 3015 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–3015; telephone
(703) 697–8336; facsimile (703) 614–
1254.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the authority granted in 10 U.S.C.
2323(e), DoD has previously granted
SDBs a 10 percent price preference in
certain acquisitions. This price
preference is implemented in Subpart
19.11 of the Federal Acquisition
Regulation. Section 801 of the Strom
Thurmond National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
(Pub. L. 105–261) amended 10 U.S.C.
2323(e)(3) to prohibit DoD from granting
such a price preference for a 1-year
period following a fiscal year in which
DoD achieved the 5 percent goal for
contract awards established in 10 U.S.C.
2323(a). Since, in fiscal year 2005, DoD
exceeded this 5 percent goal, use of this
price preference in DoD acquisitions
must be suspended for a 1-year period,
from March 10, 2006, to March 9, 2007.
Michele P. Peterson,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
Suspension of the Price Evaluation
Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged
Businesses
[OMB Control Number 0704–0321]
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice of 1-year suspension of
the price evaluation adjustment for
small disadvantaged businesses.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Acting Director of
Defense Procurement and Acquisition
Policy has suspended the use of the
price evaluation adjustment for small
disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) in DoD
procurements, as required by 10 U.S.C.
2323(e)(3), because DoD exceeded its 5
percent goal for contract awards to SDBs
in fiscal year 2005. The suspension will
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Information Collection Requirement;
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement; Contract
Financing
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments regarding a proposed
extension of an approved information
collection requirement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), DoD announces the
proposed extension of a public
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information collection requirement and
seeks public comment on the provisions
thereof. DoD invites comments on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of DoD,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has approved this information
collection for use through June 30, 2006.
DoD proposes that OMB extend its
approval for use for 3 additional years.
DATES: DoD will consider all comments
received by April 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OMB Control Number
0704–0321, using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail: dfars@osd.mil. Include
OMB Control Number 0704–0321 in the
subject line of the message.
• Fax: (703) 602–0350.
• Mail: Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Attn: Mr. Bill Sain,
OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (DARS), IMD
3C132, 3062 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–3062.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Defense
Acquisition Regulations System, Crystal
Square 4, Suite 200A, 241 18th Street,
Arlington, VA 22202–3402.
Comments received generally will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Bill Sain, at (703) 602–0293. The
information collection requirements
addressed in this notice are available via
the Internet at: https://www.acq.osd.mil/
dpap/dars/dfars/index.htm. Paper
copies are available from Mr. Bill Sain,
OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (DARS), IMD
3C132, 3062 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301–2062.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title,
Associated Form, and OMB Number:
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) Part 232, Contract
Financing, and the clause at 252.232–
7002, Progress Payments for Foreign
Military Sales Acquisitions; OMB
Control Number 0704–0321.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
Suspension of the Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small
Disadvantaged Businesses
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Notice of 1-year suspension of the price evaluation adjustment
for small disadvantaged businesses.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition
Policy has suspended the use of the price evaluation adjustment for
small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) in DoD procurements, as required
by 10 U.S.C. 2323(e)(3), because DoD exceeded its 5 percent goal for
contract awards to SDBs in fiscal year 2005. The suspension will be in
effect for 1 year and will be reevaluated based on the level of DoD
contract awards to SDBs achieved in fiscal year 2006.
DATES: Effective Date: March 10, 2006.
Applicability Date: This suspension applies to all solicitations
issued during the period from March 10, 2006, to March 9, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Susan Pollack, Defense Procurement
and Acquisition Policy, OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (P), 3015 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-3015; telephone (703) 697-8336; facsimile (703)
614-1254.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority granted in 10
U.S.C. 2323(e), DoD has previously granted SDBs a 10 percent price
preference in certain acquisitions. This price preference is
implemented in Subpart 19.11 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Section 801 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 1999 (Pub. L. 105-261) amended 10 U.S.C. 2323(e)(3) to
prohibit DoD from granting such a price preference for a 1-year period
following a fiscal year in which DoD achieved the 5 percent goal for
contract awards established in 10 U.S.C. 2323(a). Since, in fiscal year
2005, DoD exceeded this 5 percent goal, use of this price preference in
DoD acquisitions must be suspended for a 1-year period, from March 10,
2006, to March 9, 2007.
Michele P. Peterson,
Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
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