[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 7, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-21825]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0011]
 

Clearance Request for Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403, 
1404,1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408)
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for an extension to an existing OMB clearance 
(9000-0011).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 
(44 U.S.C. 3501), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Secretariat 
has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to 
review and approve an extension of a currently approved information 
collection requirement concerning Preaward Survey forms (Standard Forms 
1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Fayson, Office of Federal 
Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501-4755.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
A. Purpose

    To protect the Government's interest and to ensure timely delivery 
of items of the requisite quality, contracting officers, prior to 
award, must make an affirmative determination that the prospective 
contractor is responsible, i.e., capable of performing the contract. 
Before making such a determination, the contracting officer must have 
in his possession or must obtain information sufficient to satisfy 
himself that the prospective contractor (i) has adequate financial 
resources, or the ability to obtain such resources, (ii) is able to 
comply with required delivery schedule, (iii) has a satisfactory record 
of performance, (iv) has a satisfactory record of integrity, and (v) is 
otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under appropriate 
laws and regulations. If such information is not in the contracting 
officer's possession, it is obtained through a preaward survey 
conducted by the contract administration office responsible for the 
plant and/or the geographic area in which the plant is located. The 
necessary data is collected by contract administration personnel from 
available data or through plant visits, phone calls, and correspondence 
and entered on Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408 in 
detail commensurate with the dollar value and complexity of the 
procurement. The information is used by Federal contracting officers to 
determine whether a prospective contractor is responsible.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 24 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the date needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate 
or any other aspect of this collection of information, including 
suggestions for reducing this burden, to General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat, 18th & F Streets, NW, Room 4037, 
Washington, DC 20405, and to the FAR Desk Officer, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows:

Respondents, 12,000; responses per respondent, 5; total annual 
responses, 6,000; preparation hours per response, 24; and total 
response burden hours, 144,000.

OBTAINING COPIES OF PROPOSALS: Requester may obtain copies of OMB 
applications or justifications from the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (VRS), Room 4037, Washington, DC 20405, 
telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0011, 
Preaward Survey Forms, in all correspondence.

    Dated: August 30, 1994.
Beverly Fayson,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 94-21825 Filed 9-6-94; 8:45 am]
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