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OMB Control No: 2900-0418	ICR Reference No: 202309-2900-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202009-2900-028
Agency/Subagency: VA	Agency Tracking No: 2900-0418
Title: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation Clause 852.209-70
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/16/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/11/2023
Terms of Clearance: OMB is approving this information collection request for a period of three years during which time the agency will request approval to extend or revise the collection if the agency seeks to continue the information collection activity beyond the period approved under this action.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2024
Responses	102	0	102
Time Burden (Hours)	102	0	102
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Acquisition and Logistics (OAL), Office of Procurement Policy, Systems and Oversight, Procurement Policy and Warrant Management Service is requesting the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) grant an extension on a previously approved information collection request, OMB control number 2900-0418, concerning Organizational Conflicts of Interest. Performance of the VA mission requires the use of contractors. VAAR provision 852.209-70, Organizational Conflicts of Interest, establishes VA unique requirements to implement section 8141 of the 1989 Department of Defense Appropriation Act, Pub. L. 100-463, 102 Stat. 2270-47 (1988). VAAR section 809.507-1, Solicitation provisions, prescribes VAAR provision 852.209-70, Organizational Conflicts of Interest, and applies to contracts (and solicitations to select such contracts) with either profit or nonprofit organizations, and is included in any solicitation for services addressed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.502, to include in those types of acquisitions where organizational conflicts of interest are more likely to occur such as in contracts involving management support services; consultant or other professional services; contractor performance of or assistance in technical evaluations; or systems engineering and technical direction work performed by a contractor that does not have overall contractual responsibility for development or production. Offerors must advise, as part of the firm’s offer, whether award of the contract to the firm might involve organizational conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest, and, if so, to disclose all relevant facts regarding the conflicts or potential conflicts. The Agency is requesting a 3-year extension to collect this information from public or private businesses.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 44 USC 3507 Name of Law: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 62429	09/11/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 84403	12/05/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation Sections 809.504(d) and Clause 852.209-70

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	102	102
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	102	102
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,366

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Forrest Browne 202 714-6863 forrest.browne@va.gov

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