Foreign Ownership and Financing Representation for High-Security Leased Space; GSAR Section Affected: 552.270-33

This information collection supports implementation of the Secure Federal LEASEs Act (Pub. L. 116-276) to reduce security risks in high-security leased space. Section 3 of the bill requires agencies, before entering into a lease agreement for high-security leased space, to require the contractor to identify the immediate or highest-level owner of the space, including any financing entity, and disclose whether that owner is a foreign person or entity, including the country associated with the ownership entity. The contractor shall (1) provide such identification and disclosure when first submitting a proposal in response to a solicitation; and (2) update such information annually. This information is partially implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) through the provisions at FAR 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification, FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, FAR 52.204-17, Ownership and Control of Offeror, and the clause at FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance. OMB Control Numbers 9000-0097 and 9000-0185 covers the FAR provisions and clause. However, as the FAR does not account for foreign financing as required by the Act, GSA issued an interim rule for lease acquisitions of high-security space to identify the required information through GSAR 552.270-33.

The latest form for Foreign Ownership and Financing Representation for High-Security Leased Space; GSAR Section Affected: 552.270-33 expires 2028-01-31 and can be found here.

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