# Federal Register #DARS-2026-0562

DoD Seeks Comments on Extending DFARS Inspection and Receiving Report Information Collection

**Buyer:** Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of Defense
**Posted:** October 19, 2026
**Respond By:** December 18, 2026
**Identifier:** DARS-2026-0562

The Department of Defense is seeking public comments on continuing an information collection used to document inspections, receipt, and payment for contractor-provided goods and services.
- **Government buyer:** Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Acquisition Regulations System.
- **Notice purpose:** Proposed extension of the DFARS Appendix F Inspection and Receiving Report information collection, under OMB Control Number 0704-0248. This is a request for comments, not a procurement of products or services.
- **Collection:** Contractor payment requests and receiving reports for DoD contracts submitted through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), including electronic equivalents of DD Form 250 and related forms.
- **Reported scale:** 133,691 respondents and 2,822,560 responses annually.
- **Comments sought:** Views on the collection’s necessity and usefulness, estimated respondent burden, information quality, and ways to improve the collection or reduce burden.
- **OEMs and vendors:** None identified. No product quantities or commercial purchase requirements are specified.

### Description

The Department of Defense proposes to extend the approved information collection requirement for DFARS Appendix F, Inspection and Receiving Report. The collection supports processing shipping and receipt documentation for contractor-provided goods and services and payment under DoD contracts, including contractor payment requests and receiving reports submitted through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). DoD seeks public comment on the collection’s necessity, practical utility, estimated burden, information quality, and ways to reduce respondent burden. The current OMB approval runs through January 31, 2027; the proposed extension would expire three years after approval.

[View original listing](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/19/2026-21329/information-collection-requirement-defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-dfars)