This information collection intends to supplement agency annual service contract reporting requirements with the contractor-provided service contract reporting information.
There were adjustments to each based on the following:
a) Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Information - The total annual burden increased by 10,007.5 hours (from 11,828 hours to 21,835.5 hours), due to use of a different methodology for estimating burden, which resulted in a higher number of estimated respondents. In the prior renewal, the population of respondents was estimated by looking at those companies that actually received awards in FPDS; for the current renewal, the population of respondents is estimated by looking at those companies that are registered as offerors in SAM. Since this information collection is derived from a FAR provision (applies to offerors), not a FAR clause (applies to contractors), SAM is considered the more appropriate source for estimating. Note: the current methodology for this information collection is now standardized with the current methodology used for the information collection for the unique entity identifier.
b) SAM Registration and Maintenance - The total annual burden decreased by 33,748 hours (from 189,156 hours to 155,408) due to use of new methodology in estimating burden, which resulted in a lower number of estimated respondents. In the prior renewal, the population of respondents for SAM registration was estimated by looking at those companies that received contracts, for the first time, in FPDS; for the current renewal, the population of respondents is estimated by looking at historical information on the number of companies that registered in SAM for the most recent full year of data. In the prior renewal, the population of respondents for SAM maintenance were estimated by looking at the number of companies that received award that year that had also previously received awards; for the current renewal, the population of SAM maintenance is estimated by looking at the number of companies that had active contracts in the most recent full year of data. Companies would have been required by the FAR clause in their active contracts to annually update their SAM registration.
c) Unique Entity Identifier - The total annual burden decreased by approximately 5,780 hours (from 11,021 hours to 5,240.54 hours) due to use of a different methodology in estimating burden, which resulted in a lower number of estimated respondents. In the prior renewal, the population of respondents was estimated by looking at those companies that actually received awards in FPDS; for the current renewal, the population of respondents is estimated by looking at those companies that are registered as offerors in SAM. Since this information collection is derived from a FAR provision (applies to offerors), not a FAR clause (applies to contractors), SAM is considered the more appropriate source for estimating. In addition, the prior renewal included task and delivery orders in the population for respondents, which would have inflated the estimate since provision 52.204-6 applies at the contract-level, not order-level. Note: the current methodology for this information collection is now standardized with the current methodology used for the information collection for the TIN.
d) Service Contractor Reporting Requirement - The total annual burden decreased by 62,694 hours (from 222,344 hours to 159,650 hours) due to use of more current data, a higher simplified acquisition threshold, as well as a revision to the methodology used to estimate burden, which resulted in a lower number of estimated respondents. In the prior renewal, the population of respondents included indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts but not task orders; for the current renewal, the population excludes IDIQ contracts but includes task orders. The revision to the methodology was required to conform to the requirements of FAR clause 52.204-15, which requires that for IDIQ contract, reporting occur at the order-level as opposed to the contract-level.
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.
9000-0097_159_145_179 Consolidated ICR SS_5.23.19.docx
Taxpayer Identification Number Information: FAR Sections Affected: 52.204-3, 52.204-7