[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 126 (Friday, June 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37573-37574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5902]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Privacy Act of 1974; Proposed Privacy Act System of Records

AGENCY: General Services Administration

ACTION: Notice of a system of records subject to the Privacy Act of 
1974

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SUMMARY: The General Services Administration (GSA) is providing notice 
of the designation of the FedBizOpps (FBO) (GSA/OAP-4) system as a 
system of records under the Privacy Act. The purpose of FedBizOpps is 
to collect, maintain, and disseminate information on Federal 
procurement solicitations to the public. The system also collects 
voluntary contact information (e-mail address) on individuals and 
company information on vendors who use FedBizOpps to find and respond 
to Federal business opportunities for their products and/or services. 
System information is used to administer and manage Federal buyer 
access, maintain interested vendor lists, and keep vendors informed of 
Federal solicitations of business interest.

DATES: This notice for the FedBizOpps (FBO) system will become 
effective on August 9, 2006 unless comments received on or before that 
date result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to Stuart Dvorkin, FBO Program 
Manager, FedBizOpps Program Office, General Services Administration, 
Federal Supply Service (GSA/FIB), Crystal Mall Four, Room 804 (CM4-
804), 1901 South Bell Street, Arlington VA 22202-4502.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: GSA Privacy Act Officer (CIB), General 
Services Administration, 1800 F Street NW, Washington DC 20405; 
telephone (202) 501-1452.

    Dated: June 20, 2006.
JUNE V. HUBER
Director, Office ofInformation Management
GSA/ OAP-4

System name:
    FedBizOpps (FBO)

System location:
    Records are maintained in electronic form in the GSA Federal Supply 
Service

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(FSS) FedBizOpps production facilities, hosted by a contractor in 
Sterling VA and Chicago IL. Contact the system manager for additional 
information.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:
    a. Interested individuals. Individuals who request information from 
the FedBizOpps system. The contact is voluntary. The individual's e-
mail address is used to respond to requests and inquiries.
    b. Interested vendors. Contact information provided by vendors and/
or individuals who are sole proprietors. Vendors may voluntarily 
establish a Vendor Notification Profile in FedBizOpps, within the 
secure production portion of the system. The vendor is notified by the 
system when selected FedBizOpps postings occur that are of interest to 
that vendor based on the profile.

Categories of Records in the System:
    The system maintains an inventory of Federal solicitations and 
related documents, and vendor contact information. System information 
includes:
    a. Organizational, contact, and access control information on 
Federal contracting officials authorized to access and use the 
FedBizOpps system services for the management, administration, and 
posting of Federal solicitation information and related documents.
    b. Contact information in the form of an e-mail address, provided 
voluntarily by vendors and other individuals who wish to use FedBizOpps 
to be kept informed of Federal procurements and/or specific 
solicitations of interest. Vendors also may choose to be included on 
the Interested Vendors Listing (IVL) to further eCommerce 
opportunities. A vendor may provide any or all of the data in the 
Interested Vendor Listing, which consists of Company Name, Address, 
Phone Number(s), E-mail address(es), Name of Point of Contact, and 
Business Type.

Authorities for maintenance of the system: 15 U.S.C. 637 and 41 U.S.C. 
416.
Purpose:
    To establish and maintain a system for posting, finding, and 
retrieving Federal solicitation information for procurements valued 
over $25,000; and to disseminate Federal solicitations to interested 
public individuals and businesses.

Routine uses of the system records, including categories of users and 
their purpose for using the system:
    System information may be accessed and used by authorized Federal 
contracting officials to post Federal solicitation information and 
related documents in the conduct of official Federal business or by 
Federal contractors, vendors, and/or interested individuals to search, 
monitor, find, and/or respond to Federal solicitations of interest.
    Information from this system also may be disclosed as a routine 
use:
    a. In any legal proceeding, where pertinent, to which GSA is a 
party before a court or administrative body.
    b. To a Federal, State, local, or foreign agency responsible for 
investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or carrying out a statute, rule, 
regulation, or order when GSA becomes aware of a violation or potential 
violation of civil or criminal law or regulation.
    c. To duly authorized officials engaged in investigating or 
settling a grievance, complaint, or appeal filed by an individual who 
is the subject of the record.
    d. To the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Government 
Accountability Office (GAO) when the information is required for 
evaluation of the program.
    e. To a Member of Congress or his or her staff on behalf of and at 
the request of the individual who is the subject of the record.
    f. To an expert, consultant, or contractor of GSA in the 
performance of a Federal duty to which the information is relevant.
    g. To the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for 
records management purposes.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, 
and disposing of system records:
Storage:
    Information is collected electronically and is stored on readily 
accessible hard drives, backed up to tape media.

Retrievability:
    Federal government electronic solicitation records and related 
documents are readily retrievable by the general public using the 
search and retrieval and/or drill-down select and retrieval 
capabilities of FedBizOpps. The Federal buyer and interested individual 
(vendor) contact information described in the Categories of Records in 
the System paragraph is accessible only to authorized Federal officials 
and to the FedBizOpps system services that use the information for its 
intended purposes.

Safeguards:
    System records are safeguarded in accordance with the requirements 
of the Privacy Act, the Computer Security Act, and the FedBizOpps 
System Security Plan. Technical, administrative, and personnel security 
measures are implemented to ensure confidentiality and integrity of the 
system data that is stored, processed, and transmitted, including 
password protection and other appropriate security measures.

Retention and disposal:
    Disposition of records is according to the National Archives and 
Records Administration (NARA) guidelines, as set forth in the GSA 
Records Maintenance and Disposition System handbooks OAD P 1820.2A and 
CIO P 1820.1, and authorized GSA records schedules.

System manager and address:
    FBO Program Manager, FedBizOpps Program Office, General Services 
Administration, Federal Supply Service (GSA/FIB), Crystal Mall Four, 
Room 804 (CM4-804), 1901 South Bell Street, Arlington VA 22202-4502.

Notification procedure:
    An individual may obtain information on whether the system contains 
his or her record by addressing a request to the FedBizOpps (FBO) 
Program Manager at the above address.

Record access procedures:
    Requests from individuals for access to their records should be 
addressed to the FedBizOpps (FBO) Program Manager at the above address.

Contesting record procedures:
    GSA rules for access to systems of records, for contesting the 
contents of systems of records, and for appealing initial 
determinations are published in the Federal Register, 41 CFR part 105-
64.

Record source categories:
    Information is obtained from individuals who are Federal 
contracting officials authorized to use the FedBizOpps system for 
official Federal business or who are individuals voluntarily providing 
contact information using FedBizOpps vendor services in order to be 
notified of solicitations of interest.
[FR Doc. 06-5902 Filed 6-29-06; 8:45 am]
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