Notice2022-13783
Submission for OMB Review; Change Order Accounting and Notification of Changes
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Published
June 28, 2022
Issuing agencies
Defense DepartmentGeneral Services AdministrationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Abstract
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding change order accounting and notification of changes.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38406-38407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13783]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0026; Docket No. 2022-0053; Sequence No. 13]
Submission for OMB Review; Change Order Accounting and
Notification of Changes
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement
regarding change order accounting and notification of changes.
DATES: Submit comments on or before July 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public
Comments'' or by using the search function.
Additionally, submit a copy to GSA through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and follow the instructions on the site. This
website provides the ability to type short comments directly into the
comment field or attach a file for lengthier comments.
Instructions: All items submitted must cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0026, Change Order Accounting and Notification of Changes. Comments
received generally will be posted without change to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal and/or business
confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your
comment(s), please check <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, approximately two-to-
three days after submission to verify posting. If there are
difficulties submitting comments, contact the GSA Regulatory
Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f1b6a2b0a39496a29492b1968290df969e87"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87c0d4c6d5e2e0d4e2e4c7e0f4e6a9e0e8f1">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst,
at telephone 202-969-7207, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fb819e959a929f9ad59f9e979c9a9f94bb9c889ad59c948d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cbb1aea5aaa2afaae5afaea7acaaafa48bacb8aae5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. OMB Control Number, Title, and Any Associated Form(s)
9000-0026, Change Order Accounting and Notification of Changes.
B. Need and Uses
This justification supports extension of the expiration date of OMB
Control No. 9000-0026. This clearance covers the information that
contractors must submit to comply with the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) part 43
[[Page 38407]]
requirements as stated in the following clauses:
a. 52.243-4, Changes. For acquisitions for dismantling, demolition,
or removal of improvements; and fixed-price construction contracts that
exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), the contractor must
assert its right to an adjustment under this clause within 30 days
after receipt of a written change order or the furnishing of a written
notice, by submitting to the contracting officer a written statement
describing the general nature and amount of proposal, unless this
period is extended by the Government. The written notice covers any
other written or oral order (which includes direction, instruction,
interpretation, or determination) from the contracting officer that
causes a change. The contractor gives the contracting officer written
notice stating (1) the date, circumstances, and source of the order and
(2) that the contractor regards the order as a change order. The
statement of proposal for adjustment may be included in the written
notice.
b. 52.243-6, Change Order Accounting. The contracting officer may
require change order accounting whenever the estimated cost of a change
or series of related changes exceeds $100,000. The contractor, for each
change or series of related changes, shall maintain separate accounts,
by job order or other suitable accounting procedure, of all incurred
segregable, direct costs (less allocable credits) of work, both changed
and not changed, allocable to the change. The contractor shall maintain
these accounts until the parties agree to an equitable adjustment or
the matter is conclusively disposed of under the Disputes clause. This
requirement is necessary in order to be able to account properly for
costs associated with changes in supply and research and development
(R&D) contracts of significant technical complexity, if numerous
changes are anticipated, or construction contracts if deemed
appropriate by the contracting officer.
c. 52.243-7, Notification of Changes. The clause is available for
use primarily in negotiated R&D or supply contracts for the acquisition
of major weapon systems or principal subsystems. If the contract amount
is expected to be less than $1,000,000, the clause shall not be used,
unless the contracting officer anticipates that situations will arise
that may result in a contractor alleging that the Government has
effected changes other than those identified as such in writing and
signed by the contracting officer. The contractor shall notify the
Administrative Contracting Officer in writing if the contractor
identifies any Government conduct (including actions, inactions, and
written or oral communications) that the contractor regards as a change
to the contract terms and conditions. This excludes changes identified
as such in writing and signed by the contracting officer. On the basis
of the most accurate information available to the contractor, the
notice shall state--
(1) The date, nature, and circumstances of the conduct regarded as
a change;
(2) The name, function, and activity of each Government individual
and Contractor official or employee involved in or knowledgeable about
such conduct;
(3) The identification of any documents and the substance of any
oral communication involved in such conduct;
(4) In the instance of alleged acceleration of scheduled
performance or delivery, the basis upon which it arose;
(5) The particular elements of contract performance for which the
Contractor may seek an equitable adjustment under this clause,
including--
(i) What line items have been or may be affected by the alleged
change;
(ii) What labor or materials or both have been or may be added,
deleted, or wasted by the alleged change;
(iii) To the extent practicable, what delay and disruption in the
manner and sequence of performance and effect on continued performance
have been or may be caused by the alleged change;
(iv) What adjustments to contract price, delivery schedule, and
other provisions affected by the alleged change are estimated; and
(6) The Contractor's estimate of the time by which the Government
must respond to the Contractor's notice to minimize cost, delay or
disruption of performance.
Contracting officers use the notices and information provided by
contractors in response to a change notice to negotiate an equitable
adjustment under the contract that may result from the change order.
C. Annual Burden
Respondents & Recordkeepers: 2,611.
Total Annual Responses: 1,152.
Total Burden Hours: 9,238 (1,152 reporting hours + 8,086
recordkeeping hours).
D. Public Comment
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 87 FR
24163, on April 22, 2022. No comments were received.
Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information
collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division, by
calling 202-501-4755 or emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#276074667542407442446740544609404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91d6c2d0c3f4f6c2f4f2d1f6e2f0bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0026, Change Order Accounting and Notification of
Changes.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-13783 Filed 6-27-22; 8:45 am]
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