The time of delivery or performance is an essential contract element and must be clearly stated in solicitations and contracts. The contracting officer may set forth a required delivery schedule or may allow an offeror to propose an alternate delivery schedule, for other than those for construction and architect-engineering, by inserting in solicitations and contracts a clause substantially the same as either FAR 52.211-8, Time of Delivery, or FAR 52.211-9, Desired and Required Time of Delivery. The information is needed to assure supplies or services are obtained in a timely manner.
The information collection requirement in the FAR remains unchanged except hourly rates and overhead which are supported by the following discussion. The base wage hourly rate of $34 per hour is a GS11 Step 5 in the Washington area. A 100% overhead rate is applied to the wage rate. For the government, this is comprised of a 32.85% fringe benefit rate recommended by OMB in their August 8, 2006 memorandum Cost Saving Achieved Through E-Government and Line of Business Initiatives (M-06-22) and an estimated 67.15% overhead rate. This overhead rate compares to audited and federally approved overhead rates at leading universities. It is estimated these overhead rates are similar for the Federal Government.
For this analysis, the public wages for this task are assumed to be the same. This is a base wage hourly rate of $34 per hour or a GS11 Step 5 in the Washington area. A 100% overhead rate is applied to the wage rate. Overhead rates of federal private contractors are also estimated at 100%. This is comprised of a fringe benefit rate of 32.85%, profit of 7%, and overhead rate of 60.15%. This estimate is supported by the history of relative closeness of A-76 competitions. The total annual responses number has also been updated to reflect current information from FPDS-NG.
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.