Pentagon Seeks Millions of Contractor Inspection Reports, Again
Published Date: 10/19/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Defense wants to keep collecting info on inspections and receiving reports from businesses working with them. They’re asking for public feedback by December 18, 2026, before extending this paperwork requirement for another three years. This affects over 130,000 businesses and involves millions of responses, but it helps keep defense contracts running smoothly.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Large aggregate paperwork burden on contractors
This paperwork requirement applies to 133,691 businesses and produces about 2,822,560 responses per year, totaling 141,128 annual burden hours (about 21 responses per respondent and 0.05 hour per response). That is the aggregate administrative time contractors must supply each year to process shipping, receipt, and payment documentation for DoD contracts.
Must submit inspection reports electronically
If you are a business that works on Department of Defense contracts, you must submit inspection and receiving reports electronically using the Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) system (per 10 U.S.C. 2227(c)). This includes preparing electronic equivalents of DD Form 250 and DD Form 250 series for repairs and energy-related overland or waterborne shipments so your contractor payment requests can be processed.
Paperwork requirement extended for another three years
The Department of Defense is asking OMB to extend OMB Control Number 0704-0248 so the DFARS Appendix F information collection continues for three years after OMB approval; OMB currently has approval through January 31, 2027. The DoD is accepting public comments on this proposed extension until December 18, 2026.
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