Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts; FAR Section Affected: 52.223-2

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
9000-0180 Supporting Statement_11-21-17.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2017-12-06	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
197463	Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts; FAR Section Affected 52.223-2		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 9000-0180	ICR Reference No: 201711-9000-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201408-9000-002
Agency/Subagency: FAR	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts; FAR Section Affected: 52.223-2
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: 01/05/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/06/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2018
Responses	257,285	0	320,615
Time Burden (Hours)	1,286,425	0	1,603,075
Cost Burden (Dollars)	75,899,075	0	0

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Abstract: Federal Acquisition Regulation clause 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts, requires prime contractors to report annually the product types and dollar values of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-designated biobased products purchased. The information reported by prime contractors enables Federal agencies to report annually to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) concerning actions taken to implement and measure progress in carrying out the preference for biobased products required under section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, codified at 7 U.S.C. 8102.

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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:
	82 FR 40769	08/27/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 57268	12/04/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts; FAR Section Affected 52.223-2

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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	257,285	320,615	0	-63,330	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,286,425	1,603,075	0	-316,650	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	75,899,075	0	0	75,899,075	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: The decrease in Items 13 and 14 reflect the use of more recent FPDS information (FY 2016 as opposed to FY 2013). The FPDS number generated from the FPDS search for 2016 was 51,457 unique DUNS numbers (or vendors). This is smaller than the 64,123 number generated by the 2013 FPDS search. This reduction in the number of unique vendors offset the increase of the estimated hourly rate for a GS-13/step 7, which rose from $40.07 per hour to 42.88.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $22,769,722

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 12/06/2017

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