In accordance with DoD Instruction 3020.41, Contractor Personnel Authorized to Accompany the U.S. Armed Forces and other appropriate policy and regulations, the DoD Components, shall ensure that contractors supporting contingency operations outside the United States enter data into the Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) System before deployment. Additionally, in accordance with section 861 of Public Law 110-181 and a Memorandum of Understanding, the Department of State (DoS) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall ensure that contractors performing in Iraq and Afghanistan enter data into SPOT.
Data collection on contractors is a condition of their contract when DFARS 252.225-7040 is incorporated and persons who choose not to have data collected will not be entitled to employment opportunities which require this data to be collected.
Section 861 of Public Law 110-181 required the identification of common databases among the DoD, DoS, and USAID to serve as repositories of information on contracts and contractor personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU), the Agencies agreed that SPOT will serve as the interagency database for information on contractor personnel. Each Agency must require its contractors supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to input information into SPOT and ensure data integrity.
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.