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Title: PROSPECTIVE SUBCONTRACTOR REQUESTS FOR BONDS

Type of RCF: RCF Recertification
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved	Conclusion Date: 09/29/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/29/2026
Terms of Clearance:

Description of Agency Usage: Given that payment bonds (in conjunction with performance bonds) are used to secure the contractor's obligations (thereby assuring that payments are made to subcontractors and vendors under the contract), the requester will use information on payment bonds to determine whether to engage in business with that prime contractor.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0
Agency Contact: Lyudmila Bond 202 916-2622 lbond@usaid.gov

Common Form Information Collections (IC) in this RCF:

IC Title	Status	Responses	Hours	Dollars	Document Type	Form No.	Form Name
Prospective Subcontractor Requests for Bonds; FAR 52.228-12		8	3	196	Instruction

RCF Summary of Burden:

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	8	8	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3	3	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	196	182	14

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: