Submission for OMB Review; Authorized Negotiators and Integrity of Unit Prices, 64127 [2018-27020]

Agencies

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 64127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27020]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0048; Docket No. 2018-0003; Sequence No. 9]


Submission for OMB Review; Authorized Negotiators and Integrity 
of Unit Prices

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

ACTION: Notice.

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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 authorized negotiators and integrity of unit prices.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 14, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, 
DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA by any of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: This website provides the 
ability to type short comments directly into the comment field or 
attach a file for lengthier comments. Go to https://www.regulations.gov 
and follow the instructions on the site.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 9000-0048, Authorized Negotiators and Integrity of 
Unit Prices.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0048, Authorized Negotiators and Integrity of Unit 
Prices, in all correspondence related to this collection. Comments 
received generally will be posted without change to https://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. Michael O. Jackson, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-208-
4949, or via email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    This information collection requirement, OMB Control No. 9000-0048, 
currently titled ``Authorized Negotiators,'' is proposed to be retitled 
``Authorized Negotiators and Integrity of Unit Prices,'' due to 
consolidation with currently approved information collection 
requirement OMB Control No. 9000-0080, Integrity of Unit Prices.
    This information collection requirement pertains to information 
that offerors and contractors must submit in response to the 
requirements in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as follows:
    1. Authorized Negotiators--FAR 52.215-1(c)(2)(iv). Firms offering 
supplies or services to the Government under negotiated solicitations 
must provide the names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers 
(and electronic addresses if available) of authorized negotiators to 
assure that discussions are held with authorized individuals.
    2. Integrity of Unit Prices--FAR 52.215-14. This clause requires 
offerors and contractors under negotiated solicitations and contracts 
to identify those supplies which they will not manufacture or to which 
they will not contribute significant value, if requested by the 
contracting officer or when contracting without adequate price 
competition. This requirement does not apply to: Contracts below the 
simplified acquisition threshold, construction and architect-
engineering services, utility services, service contracts where 
supplies are not required, commercial items, and contracts for 
petroleum products.

B. Public Comment

    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 45129, 
on September 5, 2018. No comments were received.

C. Annual Reporting Burden

1. Authorized Negotiators--FAR 52.215-1(c)(2)(iv)

    Respondents: 708,016.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Total Annual Responses: 708,016.
    Hours per Response: 0.017.
    Total Burden Hours: 12,036.

2. Integrity of Unit Prices--FAR 52.215-14

    Respondents: 2,808.
    Responses per Respondent: 2.375.
    Total Annual Responses: 6,669.
    Hours per Response: 1.
    Total Burden Hours: 6,669.

3. Summary

    Respondents: 710,824.
    Total Annual Responses: 714,685.
    Total Burden Hours: 18,705.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Obtaining Copies: 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. 9000-0048, Authorized Negotiators and 
Integrity of Unit Prices, in all correspondence.

    Dated: December 10, 2018.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-27020 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am]
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