The FAR Council should re-submit this collection when the final rule is submitted for OMB review.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2021
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2021
2,200
0
2,200
1,100
0
1,100
40,700
0
40,700
The implementation of SBAâs regulation in section 19.301 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and FAR 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation requires that contractors rerepresent size status by updating their representations at the prime contract level in the Representations and Certifications section of the System for Award Management (SAM), and notifying the contracting officer that it has made the required rerepresentation.
The FAR is revised to implement the new discretionary authority for contracting officers to require rerepresentations of small business contractors for task or delivery orders.
It is estimated that the revisions to the FAR will result in 1,770 more rerepresentations per year. The 1,770 figure is based on reasoning that contracting officers will exercise their discretionary authority to require rerepresentations only for large dollar value orders (i.e. over $1 million) and then only for a portion of such orders (i.e. 10%). According to the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), there were 5,879 task and delivery orders over $1 million awarded in fiscal year (FY) 2017. Ten percent of these orders are approximately 590 orders. Estimating that the Request for Quotations (RFQ) for each order resulted on average 3 quotations, there would be 1,770 rerepresentations per year (590 orders X 3 quotations per order) at the order-level.
The revision to the FAR will result in a total of 1,985 hours, an increase of 885 hours from the annual reporting burden published in the Federal Register at 83 FR 27004, on June 11, 2018 (1,100 hours).
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.
9000-0163 Supporting Statement.docx
Rerepresentation for Individual Task or Delivery Orders