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.
The decrease in Items 13 and 14
reflect the use of more recent FPDS information (FY 2016 as opposed
to FY 2013). The FPDS number generated from the FPDS search for
2016 was 51,457 unique DUNS numbers (or vendors). This is smaller
than the 64,123 number generated by the 2013 FPDS search. This
reduction in the number of unique vendors offset the increase of
the estimated hourly rate for a GS-13/step 7, which rose from
$40.07 per hour to 42.88.
$22,769,722
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Charles Gray 202
208-6726
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.