SUPPORTING STATEMENT
FOR PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION
9000-0082, ECONOMIC PURCHASE QUANTITY—SUPPLIES
A. Justification.
1. Administrative requirements. The provisions at 52.207-4, Economic Purchase Quantity—Supplies, invites offerors to state an opinion on whether the quantity of supplies on which bids, proposals, or quotes are requested in solicitations is economically advantageous to the Government. Each offeror who believes that acquisitions in different quantities would be more advantageous is invited to (1) recommend an economic purchase quantity, showing a recommended unit and total price, and (2) identify the different quantity points where significant price breaks occur. This information is required by Public Law 98-577 and Public Law 98-525.
2. Uses of information. The information is used by contracting officers, inventory managers, and requirements development activities to avoid acquisitions in disadvantageous quantities and to develop a database for future acquisitions of the items of supply.
3. Consideration of information technology. We use improved information technology to the maximum extent practicable. Where both the Government agency and contractors are capable of electronic interchange, the contractors may submit this information collection requirement electronically.
4. Efforts to identify duplication. This requirement is being issued under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) which has been developed to standardize Federal procurement practices and eliminate unnecessary duplication.
5. If the collection of information impacts small businesses or other entities, describe methods used to minimize burden. The burden applied to small businesses is the minimum consistent with applicable laws, Executive orders, regulations, and prudent business practices.
6. Describe consequence to Federal program or policy activities if the collection is not conducted or is conducted less frequently. Collection of information on a basis other than solicitation-by-solicitation is not practical.
7. Special circumstances for collection. Collection is generally consistent with guidelines in 5 CFR 1320.6.
8. Efforts to consult with person outside the agency. Under the procedures established for development of the FAR, agency and public comments were solicited and each comment addressed before finalization of the text. A notice published in the Federal Register at 74 FR 28497, on June 16, 2009. No comments were received.
9. Explanation of any decision to provide any payment or gift to respondents, other than reenumeration of contractors or guarantees. Not applicable.
10. Describe assurance of confidentiality provided to respondents. This information is disclosed only to the extent consistent with prudent business practices and current regulations.
11. Additional justification for questions of a sensitive nature. No sensitive questions are involved.
12 & 13. Estimated total annual public hours and cost burden. Time required to read and prepare information is estimated at 50 minutes per response.
Estimated respondents/yr 1,524
Responses annually x 25
Total annual responses 38,100
Estimated hrs/response x .83
Estimated total burden/hrs 31,623
Estimated cost to public($24 + 75% OH) $1,328,166
14. Estimated cost to the Government. Time required for Governmentwide review is estimated at 1 hour per response.
Annual Reporting Burden and Cost
Reviewing time/hr 1
Responses/yr x 38,100
Review time/yr 38,100
Average wages/hr($43.15) x $43.15
Average wages/yr $1,644,015
Total Government cost $1,644,015
The cost of $43.15 per hour is based on a GS-12 Step Salary (Salary table 2009-DCB-Washington, Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV effective January 2009)
15. Explain reasons for program changes or adjustments reported in Item 13 or 14. This submission requests an extension of OMB approval of an information collection requirement in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The information collection requirement in the FAR remains unchanged. The new policies on market research significantly reduced numbers of responses because Government quantities are more in line with industry practices.
Outline plans for published results of information collections. Results will not be tabulated or published.
17. Approval not to display expiration date. Not applicable.
18. Explanation of exception to certification statement. Not applicable.
B. Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods.
Statistical methods are not used in this information collection.
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | .DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE |
| Author | Network Administrator |
| Last Modified By | cherriapday |
| File Modified | 2009-11-18 |
| File Created | 1996-06-05 |