[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21544-21545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09305]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0011; Docket 2016-0053; Sequence 35]


Submission for OMB Review; 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.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an 
extension of a previously approved information collection requirement 
concerning preaward survey forms (Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 
1406, 1407, and 1408). A notice was published in the Federal Register 
on November 8, 2016. No comments were received.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 8, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for 
reducing this burden to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, 
DC 20503. Additionally submit a copy to GSA by any of the following 
methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 
comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the OMB 
control number. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 9000-0011, Preaward Survey Forms, (Standard 
Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408)'' on your attached 
document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20405. 
ATTN: Ms. Sosa/IC 9000-0011.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 9000-0011, Preaward Survey Forms, (Standard Forms 1403, 
1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408), in all correspondence related to 
this

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collection. Comments received generally will be posted without change 
to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal and/or business 
confidential information provided. To confirm receipt of your 
comment(s), please check www.regulations.gov, approximately two to 
three days after submission to verify posting (except allow 30 days for 
posting of comments submitted by mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement 
Analyst, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, GSA, 202-219-0202 
or email [email protected].

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. This data is entered on Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 
1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408 in detail commensurate with the dollar value 
and complexity of the procurement. These standard forms are not 
cumulative. The surveying activity completes only the applicable 
standard form(s) necessary to determine contractor responsibility in 
each case.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Standard Form 1403--Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor (General)

    Number of Respondents: 1,116.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 1,116.
    Hours per Response: 24.
    Total Burden Hours: 26,784.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for profit 
institutions.

Standard Form 1404--Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor Technical

    Number of Respondents: 558.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 558.
    Hours per Response: 24.
    Total Burden Hours: 13,392.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for profit 
institutions.

Standard Form 1405--Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor 
Production

    Number of Respondents: 372.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 372.
    Hours per Response: 24.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,928.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for profit 
institutions.

Standard Form 1406--Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor Quality 
Assurance

    Number of Respondents: 372.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 372.
    Hours per Response: 24.
    Total Burden Hours: 8,928.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for profit 
institutions.

Standard Form 1407--Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor Financial 
Capability

    Number of Respondents: 558.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 558.
    Hours per Response: 24.
    Total Burden Hours: 13,392.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for profit 
institutions.

Standard Form 1408--Preaward Survey of Prospective Contractor 
Accounting System

    Number of Respondents: 744.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 744.
    Hours per Response: 24.
    Total Burden Hours: 17,856.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit and not-for profit 
institutions.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20405, telephone 202-501-4755. Please cite OMB 
Control Number 9000-0011, Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403, 
1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408), in all correspondence.

    Dated: May 3, 2017.
Lorin S. Curit,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Government-
wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
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