DFARS Part 217 prescribes policies and
procedures for acquiring supplies and services by special
contracting methods. This information collection is required to
identify sources of supply to enhance the competition, verify that
a contractor under a Master Agreement is adequately insured, and
evaluate requests for reimbursement for lost or damaged property
for which the Government is liable, and evaluate proposals for
"over and above" work under existing contracts.
The change in burden is the
result of the following: (a) The OPM GS hourly labor rates for FY
2016 was used to calculate the cost per hour. (b) Current FPDS data
for the past three fiscal years was used to establish the number of
respondents and responses. (c) For the estimate for 217.7004(a),
FPDS data was obtained for contracts valued at or above the current
micro-purchase threshold of $3,500. The FPDS data for the previous
approval was for awards valued at the prior micro-purchase
threshold of $3,000. In addition, it is estimated that the
information collection applies to .8 percent of the contracts
actions, an increase from .6 percent. Subject matter experts
confirmed this increase is reasonable. In addition, according to
these experts, the number of exchanges reviewed by the Government
has decreased, which may be the result of adding coverage of
exchange/sales to the Intermediate Government Property training. As
a result, the estimated respondents and responses were both reduced
by 1,057 respondents and 4,180 responses, an approximate 67% and
66% reduction, respectively. These revisions account for a total
reduction of 4,180 hours and $146,144. (d) For the estimate for
252.217-7026, the FPDS data was further refined to include specific
exclusions, such as certain supplies, awards by offices in the
United States and those valued at greater than $150,000. As a
result, the total number of responses was reduced by 90% from
35,515 to 3,387 and the total number of respondents was reduced by
30% from 1,480 to 989. These revisions account for a total
reduction of 514,052 hours and $15,664,672. (e) For the estimate
for 252.217-7028, FPDS data was used to identify the number of
modifications for supplemental agreement for work within scope
(over and above work) to contracts for ” for maintenance, repair,
and overhaul of aircraft, missiles, vehicles, and other types of
vehicles and equipment. This method was used in lieu of using the
subject matter experts’ best estimate. As such, the total number of
responses was reduced by 73% from 51,500 to 13,977, and the average
number of responses per respondent was significantly reduced by 96%
from 156.3 to 6.4. Using FPDS data on modification also showed a
significant increase in respondents from 327 to 2,191. These
revisions account for a total reduction of 148,492 hours and
$4,323,712.
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:
(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;
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.
0704-0214 Supporting Statement 02-27-2018.docx
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 217, Special Contracting Methods, and related clauses at 252.217