[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 81 (Friday, April 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22386-22388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8899]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of Updated Systems of Records

AGENCY: General Services Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: GSA reviewed its Privacy Act systems to ensure that they are 
relevant, necessary, accurate, up-to-date, covered by the appropriate 
legal or regulatory authority, and in response to OMB M-07-16. This 
notice is a compilation of updated Privacy Act system of record 
notices.

DATES: Effective May 27, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Call or e-mail the GSA Privacy Act 
Officer: telephone 202-208-1317; e-mail [email protected].

ADDRESSES: GSA Privacy Act Officer (CIB), General Services 
Administration, 1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GSA undertook and completed an agency wide 
review of its Privacy Act systems of records. As a result of the review 
GSA is publishing updated Privacy Act systems of records notices. 
Rather than make numerous piecemeal revisions, GSA is republishing 
updated notices for one of its systems. Nothing in the revised system 
notices indicates a change in authorities or practices regarding the 
collection and maintenance of information. Nor do the changes impact 
individuals' rights to access or amend their records in the systems of 
records. The updated system notices also includes the new requirement 
from OMB Memorandum M-07-16 regarding a new routine use that allows 
agencies to disclose information in connection with a response and 
remedial efforts in the event of a data breach.

    Dated: April 16, 2008.
Cheryl M. Paige,
Director, Office of Information 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.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    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.
    h. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) the 
Agency suspects or has confirmed that the security or confidentiality 
of information in the system of records has been compromised; (2) the 
Agency has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed 
compromise there is a risk of harm to economic or property interests, 
identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity of this 
system or other systems or programs (whether maintained by GSA or 
another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised information; 
and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is 
reasonably necessary to assist in connection with GSA's efforts to 
respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, 
or remedy such harm.

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 PROCEDURES:
    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

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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. E8-8899 Filed 4-24-08; 8:45 am]
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