[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 71653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24932]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 9000-0011; Docket No. 2020-0053; Sequence No. 8]
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 has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a revision
and renewal of a previously approved information collection requirement
regarding preaward survey forms.
DATES: Submit comments on or before December 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public
Comments'' or by using the search function.
Additionally submit a copy to GSA through http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions on the site. This
website provides the ability to type short comments directly into the
comment field or attach a file for lengthier comments.
Instructions: All items submitted must cite OMB Control No. 9000-
0011, Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406,
1407, and 1408). 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. If there are
difficulties submitting comments, contact the GSA Regulatory
Secretariat Division at 202-501-4755 or [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst,
at telephone 202-969-7207, or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. OMB Control Number, Title, and Any Associated Form(s)
9000-0011, Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405,
1406, 1407, and 1408).
B. Needs and Uses
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 or obtain sufficient information to
establish that the prospective contractor: Has adequate financial
resources; or the ability to obtain such resources; is able to comply
with required delivery schedule; has a satisfactory record of
performance; has a satisfactory record of integrity; and is otherwise
qualified and eligible to receive an award under appropriate laws and
regulations. If such information is not readily available to the
contracting officer, it is obtained through a preaward survey conducted
by the contract administration office or another organization
designated by the agency to conduct the surveys. The necessary data is
collected from available data or through plant visits, phone calls, and
correspondence in detail commensurate with the dollar value and
complexity of the procurement. This clearance covers the information
that prospective contractors must provide to ensure proper completion
of the following preaward survey forms prescribed by the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR):
Standard Form 1403 Preaward Survey of Prospective
Contractor (General)
Standard Form 1404 Preaward Survey of Prospective
Contractor (Technical)
Standard Form 1405 Preaward Survey of Prospective
Contractor (Production)
Standard Form 1406 Preaward Survey of Prospective
Contractor (Quality Assurance)
Standard Form 1407 Preaward Survey of Prospective
Contractor (Financial Capability)
Standard Form 1408 Preaward Survey of Prospective
Contractor (Accounting System)
C. Common Form
This information collection is being converted into a common form.
The General Services Administration is the sponsor agency of this
common form. All executive agencies covered by the Federal Acquisition
Regulation will use this common form. Each executive agency will report
their agency burden separately, and the reported information will be
available at Reginfo.gov.
D. Annual Burden
General Services Administration
Respondents: 107.
Total Annual Responses: 107.
Total Burden Hours: 2,568.
E. Public Comment
A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 85 FR
55290 on September 4, 2020. No comments were received.
Obtaining Copies: Requesters may obtain a copy of the information
collection documents from the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division, by
calling 202-501-4755 or emailing [email protected]. Please cite OMB
Control No. 9000-0011, Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403,
1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408).
William F. Clark,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-24932 Filed 11-9-20; 8:45 am]
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