[Federal Register: May 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 93)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0080]

 
Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Integrity of Unit 
Prices

AGENCIES: 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 (9000-0080).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
Secretariat 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 Integrity of 
Unit Prices. This OMB clearance currently expires on August 31, 1999.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before July 13, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect 
of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing 
this burden, should be submitted to: FAR Desk Officer, OMB, Room 10102, 
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy F. Olson, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-3221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    FAR 15.408(f) and the clause at FAR 52.215-14, Integrity of Unit 
Prices, require offerors and contractors under Federal contracts that 
are to be awarded

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without adequate price competition to identify in their proposals those 
supplies which they will not manufacture or to which they will not 
contribute significant value. The policies included in the FAR are 
required by section 501 of Public Law 98-577 (for the civilian 
agencies) and section 927 of Public Law 99-500 (for DOD and NASA). The 
rule contains no reporting requirements on contracts with commercial 
items.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 1 hour per response including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 
1,000; responses per respondent, 10; total annual responses, 10,000; 
preparation hours per response, 1 hour; and total response burden 
hours, 10,000.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals

    Requester may obtain a copy of the justification from the General 
Services Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), Room 4035, 1800 F 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 208-7312. Please cite 
OMB Control No. 9000-0080, Integrity of Unit Prices, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: May 10, 1999.
Edward C. Loeb,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 99-12150 Filed 5-13-99; 8:45 am]
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