Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS); Independent Research and Development Technical Descriptions, 16707 [2021-06570]
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This collection of information is
implemented in the DFARS through the
provision at 252.204–7019, Notice of
NIST SP 800–171 DoD Assessment
Requirement, and the clause at 252.204–
7020, NIST SP 800–171 DoD
Assessment Requirements. This
information collection covers the
following requirements:
• DFARS provision 252.204–7019,
Notice of NIST SP 800–171 DoD
Assessment Requirement, is prescribed
for use in all solicitations, including
solicitations using FAR part 12
procedures for the acquisition of
commercial items, except for
solicitations solely for the acquisition of
commercially available off-the-shelf
(COTS) items. Per the provision, if an
offeror is required to have implemented
NIST SP 800–171 per DFARS clause
252.204–7012, then the offeror shall
have a current assessment posted in the
Supplier Performance Risk System
(SPRS) for each covered contractor
information system that is relevant to
the offer, contract, task order, or
delivery order in order to be considered
for award. If the offeror does not have
summary level scores of a current NIST
SP 800–171 DoD Assessment (i.e., not
more than 3 years old, unless a lesser
time is specified in the solicitation)
posted in SPRS, the offeror may conduct
and submit a Basic Assessment for
posting in SPRS.
• DFARS clause 252.204–7020, NIST
SP 800–171 DoD Assessment
Requirements, is prescribed for use in in
all solicitations and contracts, including
solicitations and contracts using FAR
part 12 procedures for the acquisition of
commercial items, except for
solicitations and contracts solely for the
acquisition of COTS items. The clause
requires the contractor to provide the
Government access to its facilities,
systems, and personnel in order to
conduct a Medium or High Assessment,
if necessary. For Basic Assessments, the
contractor may submit summary level
scores for posting to SPRS. Medium
Assessments are assumed to be
conducted by DoD Components,
primarily by Program Management
Office cybersecurity personnel, in
coordination with the Defense Contract
Management Agency (DCMA) Defense
Industrial Base Cybersecurity
Assessment Center (DIBCAC), as part of
a separately scheduled visit (e.g., for a
Critical Design Review). High
Assessments will be conducted by, or in
conjunction with, the DCMA DIBCAC.
The Department may choose to conduct
a Medium or High Assessment when
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warranted based on the criticality of the
program(s)/technology(ies) associated
with the contracted effort(s). For
example, a Medium Assessment may be
initiated by a Program Office that has
determined that the risk associated with
their programs warrants going beyond
the Basic self-assessment. The results of
that Medium Assessment may satisfy
the Program Office, or may indicate the
need for a High assessment. DoD will
provide Medium and High Assessment
summary level scores to the contractor
and offer the opportunity for rebuttal
and adjudication of assessment
summary level scores prior to posting
the summary level scores to SPRS. The
requirements of this clause flow down
to subcontractors.
Comments and recommendations on
the proposed information collection
should be sent to Ms. Susan Minson,
DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please identify the
proposed information collection by DoD
Desk Officer and the Docket ID number
and title of the information collection.
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.
DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela
James. Requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Ms. James at whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Regulatory Control Officer, Defense
Acquisition Regulations System.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
[Docket Number DARS–2021–0003; OMB
Control Number 0704–0483]
Information Collection Requirement;
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS);
Independent Research and
Development Technical Descriptions
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Defense Acquisition
Regulations System has submitted to
OMB for clearance, the following
proposal for collection of information
SUMMARY:
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under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by April 30, 2021.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS), Independent
Research and Development Technical
Descriptions; OMB Control Number
0704–0483.
Type of Request: Revision and
extension of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Respondents: 69.
Responses per Respondent: 90.49,
approximately.
Annual Responses: 6,244.
Average Burden per Response: 0.5
hour.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,122.
Needs and Uses: DFARS 231.205–18
requires contractors to report
independent research and development
(IR&D) projects to the Defense Technical
Information Center (DTIC) using DTIC’s
online IR&D database. The inputs must
be updated at least annually and when
the project is completed. The data
provide in-process information on IR&D
projects for which DoD reimburses the
contractor as an allowable indirect
expense. In addition to improving the
Department’s ability to determine
whether contractor IR&D costs are
allowable, the data provide visibility
into the technical content of industry
IR&D activities to meet DoD needs.
Comments and recommendations on
the proposed information collection
should be sent to Ms. Susan Minson,
DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please identify the
proposed information collection by DoD
Desk Officer and the Docket ID number
and title of the information collection.
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.
DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela
James. Requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should
be sent to Ms. James at whs.mcalex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-informationcollections@mail.mil.
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Regulatory Control Officer, Defense
Acquisition Regulations System.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations System
[Docket Number DARS-2021-0003; OMB Control Number 0704-0483]
Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS); Independent Research and Development
Technical Descriptions
AGENCY: Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Defense Acquisition Regulations System has submitted to
OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by April
30, 2021.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS), Independent Research and Development Technical
Descriptions; OMB Control Number 0704-0483.
Type of Request: Revision and extension of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Reporting Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Respondents: 69.
Responses per Respondent: 90.49, approximately.
Annual Responses: 6,244.
Average Burden per Response: 0.5 hour.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,122.
Needs and Uses: DFARS 231.205-18 requires contractors to report
independent research and development (IR&D) projects to the Defense
Technical Information Center (DTIC) using DTIC's online IR&D database.
The inputs must be updated at least annually and when the project is
completed. The data provide in-process information on IR&D projects for
which DoD reimburses the contractor as an allowable indirect expense.
In addition to improving the Department's ability to determine whether
contractor IR&D costs are allowable, the data provide visibility into
the technical content of industry IR&D activities to meet DoD needs.
Comments and recommendations on the proposed information collection
should be sent to Ms. Susan Minson, DoD Desk Officer, at
[email protected]. Please identify the proposed information
collection by DoD Desk Officer and the Docket ID number and title of
the information collection.
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.
DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Angela James. Requests for copies of the
information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. James at [email protected].
Jennifer D. Johnson,
Regulatory Control Officer, Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
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