Qualification Requirements--FAR Sections Affected: Subpart 9.2 and 52.209-1

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
9000-0083 Supporting Statement 1.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-01-23	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
36588	Qualification Requirements--FAR Sections Affected: Subpart 9.2 and 52.209-1		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 9000-0083	ICR Reference No: 201206-9000-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200911-9000-007
Agency/Subagency: FAR	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Qualification Requirements--FAR Sections Affected: Subpart 9.2 and 52.209-1
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/08/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/28/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2013
Responses	48,465	0	220,700
Time Burden (Hours)	48,465	0	55,175
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The solicitation provision at FAR 52.209-1 addresses how agencies will establish and enforce qualification requirements, encourage additional sources and products to become qualified, bear the costs under certain circumstances for small businesses to become qualified, and periodically examine the need to continue the use of each qualification requirement.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 51784	08/27/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 5452	01/25/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Qualification Requirements--FAR Sections Affected: Subpart 9.2 and 52.209-1

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	48,465	220,700	0	-172,235	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	48,465	55,175	0	-6,710	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: For greater accuracy, the following changes have been made from the currently approved information collection burden: (1) The estimated number of responses annually from 100 (in the currently approved burden) has been revised to a more appropriate estimated average of 5 responses annually (i.e., the number of proposals received per solicitation issued); (2) An adjustment is being made to the average wages and overhead calculation for Government review in Item 14. We estimate the annual cost to the Government to review and analyze the responses to this information collection requirement at $22.57 an hour based on the Office of Personnel Management 2012 salary for a GS-09, step 5 plus 36.45 percent burden rounded to the nearest dollar, or $31 an hour, instead of the $20 per hour plus 100% overhead ($40 per hour) formula used for calculation of the Government review costs under the current information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 01/28/2013

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