Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005-040, Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS), 21779-21783 [E8-8449]

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• General Services Administration
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 22, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21779-21783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8449]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

48 CFR Parts 1, 4, 19, 52, and 53

[FAC 2005-25; FAR Case 2005-040; Item II; Docket 2008-0001, Sequence 
01]
RIN 9000-AK95


Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case 2005-040, Electronic 
Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS)

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense 
Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim 
rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require that 
small business subcontract reports be submitted using the Electronic 
Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS), rather than Standard Form (SF) 
294 - Subcontract Report for Individual Contracts and Standard Form 295 
- Summary Subcontract Report.

DATES: Effective Date: April 22, 2008.
    Comment Date: Interested parties should submit written comments to 
the FAR Secretariat on or before June 23, 2008 to be considered in the 
formulation of a final rule.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by FAC 2005-25, FAR case 2005-
040, by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: https://www.regulations.gov.Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by inputting ``FAR Case 
2005-040'' under the heading ``Comment or Submission''. Select the link 
``Send a Comment or Submission'' that corresponds with FAR Case 2005-
040. Follow the instructions provided to complete the ``Public Comment 
and Submission Form''. Please include your name, company name (if any), 
and ``FAR Case 2005-040'' on your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, ATTN: Diedra Wingate, 
Washington, DC 20405.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite FAC 2005-25, FAR 
case 2005-040, in all correspondence related to this case. All comments 
received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, 
including any personal and/or business confidential information 
provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rhonda Cundiff, Procurement 
Analyst, at (202) 501-0044 for clarification of content. Please cite 
FAC 2005-25, FAR case 2005-040. For information pertaining to status or 
publication schedules, contact the FAR Secretariat at (202) 501-4755.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    This interim rule amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation to 
require that small business subcontract reports be submitted using the 
Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS), rather than Standard 
Form 294 - Subcontract Report for Individual Contracts and Standard 
Form 295 - Summary Subcontract Report. The eSRS is a web-based system 
managed by the Integrated Acquisition Environment. The eSRS is intended 
to streamline the small business subcontracting program reporting 
process and provide the data to agencies in a manner that will enable 
them to more effectively manage the program.
    This rule implements in the FAR the use of eSRS to fulfill small 
business subcontracting reporting requirements. It further amends FAR 
19.7 and related clauses to clarify existing small business 
subcontracting program requirements. The interim rule:
    1. Implements the use of eSRS by--
     Deleting references to Standard Forms 294 and 295 from 
Parts 1, 19, 52, and 53 and, where appropriate, replacing them with 
eSRS.
     Incorporating general instructions from Standard Forms 294 
and 295 into the clause at FAR 52.219-9. The language in FAR 52.219-9 
differs from the SF 295 general instruction for submitting summary 
subcontract reports on contracts awarded by the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration (NASA) in that the clause requires that the 
reports be submitted semiannually, rather than annually. This change 
reflects what NASA currently requires under its own regulations and 
does not impose a new burden on contractors.
     Adding a requirement that a contractor provide its prime 
contract number and DUNS number to its subcontractors with 
subcontracting plans and require that each of its subcontractors with a 
subcontracting plan provide the prime contract number and its own DUNS 
number to its subcontractors with subcontracting plans. This is 
necessary in order for the Government to have insight into all of the 
subcontracting done under a prime contract. Access to this information 
will enable the Government to more effectively manage the small 
business subcontracting program.
     Identifying what individuals/entities are responsible for 
acknowledging that a report has been received or rejecting the report 
if it has not been adequately completed.
     Revising FAR 52.219-9 to reflect use of the Year-End 
Supplementary Report for Small Disadvantaged Businesses in eSRS to 
provide the information, already required by the clause, on subcontract 
awards to Small Disadvantaged Businesses. Currently, the clause 
requires that the information be submitted along with the year-end 
Summary Subcontract Report. The interim rule provides for a 90-day 
extension beyond the date when the year-end Summary Subcontract Report 
is submitted.
     Revising FAR 52.219-25 to allow the report currently 
required by that clause to be submitted using the Small Disadvantaged 
Business Participation Report in eSRS, or continuing to use either the 
Optional Form 312 or the contractor's format.
    2. Makes revisions to clarify that--
     A contractor should have only one commercial plan in place 
at a time.
     A contract may have only one subcontracting plan. When a 
modification is issued that would require a subcontracting plan, if the 
contract already has a subcontracting plan, that plan should be revised 
to incorporate the goals associated with the modification. A separate

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subcontracting plan should not be submitted.
     The goals in a subcontracting plan should be updated when 
options are exercised.
     Subcontracting plans are not required for subcontractors 
when the prime contract contains the clause at FAR 52.212-5 or the 
subcontractor provides a commercial item subject to the clause at FAR 
52.244-6.
    3. Makes these editorial changes--
     Replaces references to PRO-Net with Central Contractor 
Registration (CCR) since PRO-Net is an obsolete system and the former 
PRO-Net functionality being referenced is incorporated in CCR.
     Replaces the acronym ``ISR'' in Subpart 4.4 with 
Industrial Security Regulation so that ``ISR'' will only be used in the 
FAR to mean Individual Subcontract Report.
    The Councils request specific comment on what period the year-end 
Summary Subcontract Report should cover. The interim rule retains the 
current FAR requirement (reflected in SF 295) that the report cover 
subcontracting done during the Government's fiscal year. However, the 
eSRS, which is currently being used by some agencies, indicates that 
the year-end Summary Subcontract Report for a commercial subcontracting 
plan should reflect subcontracting performed during the contractor's 
fiscal year. Therefore, some contractors who are using eSRS and have 
commercial plans may be reporting subcontracts awarded during their own 
fiscal year, whereas other contractors are reporting subcontracts 
awarded during the Government's fiscal year. The Councils request 
comment on what period the year-end Summary Subcontract Report should 
cover, the Government's fiscal year or the contractor's fiscal year, 
with a rationale for the period recommended. In addition, the councils 
may consider adding further coverage in the FAR to mirror the 
instructions that are currently in SFs 294 and 295.
    This is not a significant regulatory action and, therefore, was not 
subject to review under Section 6(b) of Executive Order 12866, 
Regulatory Planning and Review, dated September 30, 1993. This rule is 
not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The interim rule is not expected to have a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities within the meaning of 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., because it 
concerns reporting requirements that only apply to other than small 
businesses.
    Therefore, an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis has not been 
performed. The Councils will consider comments from small entities 
concerning the affected FAR Parts 1, 4, 19, 52, and 53 in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 610. Interested parties must submit such comments 
separately and should cite 5 U.S.C 601, et seq. (FAC 2005-25, FAR case 
2005-040), in correspondence.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

    The Paperwork Reduction Act (Pub. L. 104-13) applies because the 
interim rule contains information collection requirements. The 
information collection requirement subsumes the approved information 
collection for semi-annual summary subcontract reports on contracts 
awarded by NASA. Accordingly, the FAR Secretariat will forward a 
request for approval of the revised information collection requirement 
concerning OMB Control No. 9000-0006, Subcontracting Plans/
Subcontracting Reporting for Individual Contracts, and OMB Control 
Number 9000-0007, Summary Subcontract Report, to the Office of 
Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq. Public comments 
concerning this request will be invited through this notice.
    Annual Reporting Burden:
    The annual reporting burden for OMB No. 9000-0006 is estimated as 
follows:
    Respondents: 103,908
    Responses per respondent: 3
    Total annual responses: 311,724
    Preparation hours per response: 11.90
    Total response burden hours: 3,709,515; and
    The annual reporting burden for OMB No. 9000-0007 is estimated as 
follows:
    Respondents: 103,908
    Responses per respondent: 1
    Total annual responses: 103,908
    Preparation hours per response: 12.4
    Total response burden hours: 1,288,459.

D. Request for Comments Regarding Paperwork Burden

    Submit comments, including suggestions for reducing this burden, 
not later than June 23, 2008 to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, 
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: whether this 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
functions of the FAR, and 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.
    Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General 
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (VPR), Room 4035, Washington, 
DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0006, Subcontracting Plans/Subcontracting Reporting for Individual 
Contracts, and/or OMB Control Number 9000-0007, Summary Subcontract 
Report, in all correspondence.

E. Determination to Issue an Interim Rule

    A determination has been made under the authority of the Secretary 
of Defense (DoD), the Administrator of General Services (GSA), and the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA) that urgent and compelling reasons exist to promulgate this 
interim rule without prior opportunity for public comment. This action 
is necessary because the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System has 
already replaced the SFs 294 and 295 as the mechanism for submitting 
small business subcontracting data. This rule updates the FAR to show 
the current usage of the eSRS. However, pursuant to Pub. L. 98-577 and 
FAR 1.501, the Councils will consider public comments received in 
response to this interim rule in the formation of the final rule.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1, 4, 19, 52, and 53

    Government procurement.

    Dated: April 4, 2008.
Al Matera,
Director, Office of Acquisition Policy.

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Therefore, DoD, GSA, and NASA amend 48 CFR parts 1, 4, 19, 52, and 53 
as set forth below:
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1. The authority citation for 48 CFR parts 1, 4, 19, 52, and 53 
continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 137; and 42 
U.S.C. 2473(c).

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PART 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM


1.106   [Amended]

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2. Amend section 1.106 by removing from FAR Segment19.7 OMB Control 
Number ``9000-0006'', and adding ``9000-0006 and 9000-0007'' in its 
place; removing from FAR Segment 52.219-9 OMB Control Number ``9000-
0006'', and adding ``9000-0006 and 9000-0007'' in its place; and 
removing FAR Segments ``SF 294'' with OMB Control Number ``9000-0006'', 
and ``SF 295'' with OMB Control Number ``9000-0007''.

PART 4--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS


4.402   [Amended]

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3. Amend section 4.402 in paragraph (b)(2) by removing ``(ISR)''.


4.403   [Amended]

0
4. Amend section 4.403 in paragraph (c)(1) by removing ``ISR'' and 
adding ``Industrial Security Regulation'' in its place.

PART 19--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

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5. Amend section 19.701 by adding, in alphabetical order, the 
definition ``Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS)'' to 
read as follows:


19.701   Definitions.

* * * * *
    ``Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS)'' means the 
Governmentwide, electronic, web-based system for small business 
subcontracting program reporting.
* * * * *
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6. Amend section 19.704 by--
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a. Revising paragraphs (a)(10)(iii) and (a)(10)(iv);
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b. Adding paragraphs (a)(10)(v) and (a)(10)(vi);
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c. Revising paragraphs (d) introductory text and (d)(2);
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d. Amending paragraph (d)(1) by removing ``; and'' and adding ``;'' in 
its place; and
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e. Adding paragraphs (d)(3) and (d)(4).
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The revised and added text reads as follows:


19.704  Subcontracting plan requirements.

    (a) * * *
    (10) * * *
    (iii) Submit the Individual Subcontract Report (ISR), and the 
Summary Subcontract Report (SSR) using the Electronic Subcontracting 
Reporting System (eSRS) (https://www.esrs.gov), following the 
instructions in the eSRS;
    (iv) Ensure that its subcontractors with subcontracting plans agree 
to submit the ISR and/or the SSR using the eSRS;
    (v) Provide its prime contract number and its DUNS number and the 
e-mail address of the Government or Contractor official responsible for 
acknowledging or rejecting the reports, to all first-tier 
subcontractors with subcontracting plans so they can enter this 
information into the eSRS when submitting their reports; and
    (vi) Require that each subcontractor with a subcontracting plan 
provide the prime contract number and its own DUNS number, and the e-
mail address of the Government or Contractor official responsible for 
acknowledging or rejecting the reports, to its subcontractors with 
subcontracting plans.
* * * * *
    (d) A commercial plan (as defined in 19.701) is the preferred type 
of subcontracting plan for contractors furnishing commercial items. 
Once a contractor's commercial plan has been approved, the Government 
shall not require another subcontracting plan from the same contractor 
while the plan remains in effect, as long as the product or service 
being provided by the contractor continues to meet the definition of a 
commercial item. The contractor shall--
* * * * *
    (2) Submit a new commercial plan, 30 working days before the end of 
the Contractor's fiscal year, to the contracting officer responsible 
for the uncompleted Government contract with the latest completion 
date. The contractor must provide to each contracting officer 
responsible for an ongoing contract subject to the plan, the identity 
of the contracting officer that will be negotiating the new plan;
    (3) When the new commercial plan is approved, provide a copy of the 
approved plan to each contracting officer responsible for an ongoing 
contract that is subject to the plan; and
    (4) Comply with the reporting requirements stated in paragraph 
(a)(10) of this section by submitting one SSR in eSRS, for all 
contracts covered by its commercial plan. This report will be 
acknowledged or rejected in eSRS by the contracting officer who 
approved the plan. The report shall be submitted within 30 days after 
the end of the Government's fiscal year.
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7. Amend section 19.705-2 by adding paragraph (e) to read as follows.


19.705-2   Determining the need for a subcontracting plan.

* * * * *
    (e) A contract may have no more than one plan. When a modification 
meets the criteria in 19.702 for a plan, or an option is exercised, the 
goals associated with the modification or option shall be added to 
those in the existing subcontract plan.
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8. Amend section 19.705-6 by adding paragraph (h) to read as follows.


19.705-6   Postaward responsibilities of the contracting officer.

* * * * *
    (h) Acknowledging receipt of or rejecting the ISR and the SSR in 
the eSRS. Acknowledging receipt does not mean acceptance or approval of 
the report. The report shall be rejected if it is not adequately 
completed. Failure to meet the goals of the subcontracting plan is not 
a valid reason for rejecting the report.


19.705-7  [Amended]

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9. Amend section 19.705-7 in paragraph (d) last sentence by removing 
``a failure to submit Standard Form (SF) 294, Subcontracting Report for 
Individual Contracts, or SF 295, Summary Subcontract Report, in 
accordance with the instructions on the forms or as provided in agency 
regulations;'' and adding ``a failure to submit the ISR, or the SSR, 
using the eSRS, or as provided in agency regulations;'' in its place.

PART 52--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES

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10. Amend section 52.212-5 by revising the date of the clause, and 
paragraphs (b)(8)(i) and (b)(12) to read as follows:


52.212-5  Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes 
or Executive Orders--Commercial Items.

* * * * *
    CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR 
EXECUTIVE ORDERS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2008)
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    ---- (8)(i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (APR 
2008) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4).
* * * * *
    ---- (12) 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation 
Program--Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (APR 2008) (Pub. L. 103-
355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323).
* * * * *
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11. Amend section 52.219-9 by--
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a. Revising the date of the clause;
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b. Adding in paragraph (b) the definition ``Electronic Subcontracting 
Reporting System'';
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c. Revising paragraph (d)(5);

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d. Amending paragraph (d)(9) by adding ``with further subcontracting 
possibilities'' after ``facility'');
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e. Revising paragraphs (d)(10)(iii) and (d)(10)(iv);
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f. Adding paragraphs (d)(10)(v) and (d)(10)(vi);
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g. Amending paragraph (d)(11)(i) by removing ``PRO-Net'' and adding 
``CCR'' in its place;
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h. Revising paragraph (g); and
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i. Redesignating paragraphs (i) and (j) as paragraphs (k) and (l), 
adding new paragraphs (i) and (j), and revising the newly designated 
paragraph (l).
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The revised and added text reads as follows:


52.219-9   Small Business Subcontracting Plan.

* * * * *
    SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (APR 2008)
* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) means the 
Governmentwide, electronic, web-based system for small business 
subcontracting program reporting. The eSRS is located at https://
www.esrs.gov.
* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (5) A description of the method used to identify potential 
sources for solicitation purposes (e.g., existing company source 
lists, the Central Contractor Registration database (CCR), veterans 
service organizations, the National Minority Purchasing Council 
Vendor Information Service, the Research and Information Division of 
the Minority Business Development Agency in the Department of 
Commerce, or small, HUBZone, small disadvantaged, and women-owned 
small business trade associations). A firm may rely on the 
information contained in CCR as an accurate representation of a 
concern's size and ownership characteristics for the purposes of 
maintaining a small, veteran-owned small, service-disabled veteran-
owned small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, and women-owned 
small business source list. Use of CCR as its source list does not 
relieve a firm of its responsibilities (e.g., outreach, assistance, 
counseling, or publicizing subcontracting opportunities) in this 
clause.
* * * * *
    (10) * * *
    (iii) Submit the Individual Subcontract Report (ISR) and/or the 
Summary Subcontract Report (SSR), in accordance with paragraph (l) 
of this clause using the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System 
(eSRS) at https://www.esrs.gov. The reports shall provide information 
on subcontract awards to small business concerns, veteran-owned 
small business concerns, service-disabled veteran-owned small 
business concerns, HUBZone small business concerns, small 
disadvantaged business concerns, women-owned small business 
concerns, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities and 
Minority Institutions. Reporting shall be in accordance with this 
clause, or as provided in agency regulations;
    (iv) Ensure that its subcontractors with subcontracting plans 
agree to submit the ISR and/or the SSR using eSRS;
    (v) Provide its prime contract number, its DUNS number, and the 
e-mail address of the Government or Contractor official responsible 
for acknowledging or rejecting the reports, to all first-tier 
subcontractors with subcontracting plans so they can enter this 
information into the eSRS when submitting their reports; and
    (vi) Require that each subcontractor with a subcontracting plan 
provide the prime contract number, its own DUNS number, and the e-
mail address of the Government or Contractor official responsible 
for acknowledging or rejecting the reports, to its subcontractors 
with subcontracting plans.
* * * * *
    (g) A commercial plan is the preferred type of subcontracting 
plan for contractors furnishing commercial items. The commercial 
plan shall relate to the offeror's planned subcontracting generally, 
for both commercial and Government business, rather than solely to 
the Government contract. Once the Contractor's commercial plan has 
been approved, the Government will not require another 
subcontracting plan from the same Contractor while the plan remains 
in effect, as long as the product or service being provided by the 
Contractor continues to meet the definition of a commercial item. A 
Contractor with a commercial plan shall comply with the reporting 
requirements stated in paragraph (d)(10) of this clause by 
submitting one SSR in eSRS for all contracts covered by its 
commercial plan. This report shall be acknowledged or rejected in 
eSRS by the Contracting Officer who approved the plan. This report 
shall be submitted within 30 days after the end of the Government's 
fiscal year.
* * * * *
    (i) A contract may have no more than one plan. When a 
modification meets the criteria in 19.702 for a plan, or an option 
is exercised, the goals associated with the modification or option 
shall be added to those in the existing subcontract plan.
    (j) Subcontracting plans are not required from subcontractors 
when the prime contract contains the clause at 52.212-5, Contract 
Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive 
Orders--Commercial Items, or when the subcontractor provides a 
commercial item subject to the clause at 52.244-6, Subcontracts for 
Commercial Items, under a prime contract.
* * * * *
    (l) The Contractor shall submit ISRs and SSRs using the web-
based eSRS at https://www.esrs.gov. Purchases from a corporation, 
company, or subdivision that is an affiliate of the prime Contractor 
or subcontractor are not included in these reports. Subcontract 
award data reported by prime Contractors and subcontractors shall be 
limited to awards made to their immediate next-tier subcontractors. 
Credit cannot be taken for awards made to lower tier subcontractors, 
unless the Contractor or subcontractor has been designated to 
receive a small business or small disadvantaged business credit from 
an ANC or Indian tribe.
    (1) ISR. This report is not required for commercial plans. The 
report is required for each contract containing an individual 
subcontract plan and shall be submitted to the Administrative 
Contracting Officer (ACO) or Contracting Officer, if no ACO is 
assigned.
    (i) The report shall be submitted semi-annually during contract 
performance for the periods ending March 31 and September 30. A 
report is also required for each contract within 30 days of contract 
completion. Reports are due 30 days after the close of each 
reporting period, unless otherwise directed by the Contracting 
Officer. Reports are required when due, regardless of whether there 
has been any subcontracting activity since the inception of the 
contract or the previous reporting period.
    (ii) When a subcontracting plan contains separate goals for the 
basic contract and each option, as prescribed by FAR 19.704(c), the 
dollar goal inserted on this report shall be the sum of the base 
period through the current option; for example, for a report 
submitted after the second option is exercised, the dollar goal 
would be the sum of the goals for the basic contract, the first 
option, and the second option.
    (iii) The authority to acknowledge receipt or reject the ISR 
resides--
    (A) In the case of the prime Contractor, with the Contracting 
Officer; and
    (B) In the case of a subcontract with a subcontracting plan, 
with the entity that awarded the subcontract.
    (2) SSR.
    (i) Reports submitted under individual contract plans--
    (A) This report encompasses all subcontracting under prime 
contracts and subcontracts with the awarding agency, regardless of 
the dollar value of the subcontracts.
    (B) The report may be submitted on a corporate, company or 
subdivision (e.g. plant or division operating as a separate profit 
center) basis, unless otherwise directed by the agency.
    (C) If a prime Contractor and/or subcontractor is performing 
work for more than one executive agency, a separate report shall be 
submitted to each executive agency covering only that agency's 
contracts, provided at least one of that agency's contracts is over 
$550,000 (over $1,000,000 for construction of a public facility) and 
contains a subcontracting plan. For DoD, a consolidated report shall 
be submitted for all contracts awarded by military departments/
agencies and/or subcontracts awarded by DoD prime Contractors. 
However, for construction and related maintenance and repair, a 
separate report shall be submitted for each DoD component.
    (D) For DoD and NASA, the report shall be submitted semi-
annually for the six months ending March 31 and the twelve months 
ending September 30. For civilian agencies, except NASA, it shall be 
submitted annually for the twelve month period ending September 30. 
Reports are due 30 days after the close of each reporting period.
    (E) Subcontract awards that are related to work for more than 
one executive agency shall be appropriately allocated.

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    (F) The authority to acknowledge or reject SSRs in eSRS, 
including SSRs submitted by subcontractors with subcontracting 
plans, resides with the Government agency awarding the prime 
contracts.
    (ii) Reports submitted under a commercial plan--
    (A) The report shall include all subcontract awards under the 
commercial plan in effect during the Government's fiscal year.
    (B) The report shall be submitted annually, within thirty days 
after the end of the Government's fiscal year.
    (C) If a Contractor has a commercial plan and is performing work 
for more than one executive agency, the Contractor shall specify the 
percentage of dollars attributable to each agency from which 
contracts for commercial items were received.
    (D) The authority to acknowledge or reject SSRs for commercial 
plans resides with the Contracting Officer who approved the 
commercial plan.
    (iii) All reports submitted at the close of each fiscal year 
(both individual and commercial plans) shall include a Year-End 
Supplementary Report for Small Disadvantaged Businesses. The report 
shall include subcontract awards, in whole dollars, to small 
disadvantaged business concerns by North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS) Industry Subsector. If the data are 
not available when the year-end SSR is submitted, the prime 
Contractor and/or subcontractor shall submit the Year-End 
Supplementary Report for Small Disadvantaged Businesses within 90 
days of submitting the year-end SSR. For a commercial plan, the 
Contractor may obtain from each of its subcontractors a predominant 
NAICS Industry Subsector and report all awards to that subcontractor 
under its predominant NAICS Industry Subsector.
    (End of clause)
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12. Amend section 52.219-25 by--
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a. Revising the date of the clause; and
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b. Revising paragraphs (a) last sentence and (b);
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The revised and added text reads as follows:


52.219-25   Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program--
Disadvantaged Status and Reporting.

* * * * *
    SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PARTICIPATION PROGRAM--
DISADVANTAGED STATUS AND REPORTING (APR 2008)
    (a) * * * The Contractor shall confirm that a joint venture 
partner, team member, or subcontractor representing itself as a 
small disadvantaged business concern is a small disadvantaged 
business concern certified by the Small Business Administration by 
using the Central Contractor Registration database or by contacting 
the SBA's Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Certification and 
Eligibility.
    (b) Reporting requirement. If this contract contains SDB 
participation targets, the Contractor shall report on the 
participation of SDB concerns at contract completion, or as 
otherwise provided in this contract. Reporting may be on Optional 
Form 312, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Report, in the 
Contractor's own format providing the same information, or 
accomplished through using the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting 
System's Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Report. This 
report is required for each contract containing SDB participation 
targets. If this contract contains an individual Small Business 
Subcontracting Plan, reports shall be submitted with the final 
Individual Subcontract Report at the completion of the contract.
    (End of clause)

PART 53--FORMS

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13. Revise section 53.219 to read as follows.


53.219   Small business programs.

    The following form may be used in reporting small disadvantaged 
business contracting data: OF 312 (10/00), Small Disadvantaged Business 
Participation Report. (See Subpart 19.12.)


53.301-294 and 53.301-295  [Removed]

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14. Remove sections 53.301-294 and 53.301-295.
[FR Doc. E8-8449 Filed 4-21-08; 8:45 am]
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