Federal Acquisition Regulation clause
52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under
Service and Construction Contracts, requires prime contractors to
report annually the product types and dollar values of U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)-designated biobased products
purchased. The information reported by prime contractors enables
Federal agencies to report annually to the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy (OFPP) concerning actions taken to implement and
measure progress in carrying out the preference for biobased
products required under section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002, codified at 7 U.S.C. 8102.
This submission requests an
extension of OMB approval of an information collection requirement
in the FAR. A reassessment of 52.223-2 was preformed. Based on the
comprehensive reassessment performed, this information collection
resulted in an increase in the total burden hours from the previous
information collection that was published in the Federal Register
at 76 FR 81940 on December 29, 2011. Federal Procurement Data
System (FPDS) was searched to determine the number of unique DUNS
numbers for the following selected Product Services Codes:
A-Research and Development; F-Natural Resources Management;
J-Maintenance, Repair, and Rebuilding of Equipment; M-Operation of
Government-Owned Facility; S-Utilities and Housekeeping Services;
T-Photographic, Mapping, Printing, and Publication Services;
Y-Construction of Structures and Facilities; and Z-Maintenance,
Repair or Alteration of Real Property. The clause will apply to the
majority of the contract actions in the selected PSCs. The increase
is likely a result of increased awareness of the biobased
requirements and use of the contract clause in service and
construction contracts. Updates were made to the average wages and
overhead based on Fiscal Year 2013 Office of Personnel Management
and Office of Management and Budget rates.
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Edward Chambers
2025013221
No
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.