[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 305-306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-29171]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0037; Docket No. 2020-0053; Sequence No. 11]


Submission for OMB Review; Presolicitation Notice and Response

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 presolicitation notice and response.

DATES: Submit comments on or before February 4, 2021.

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-
0037, Presolicitation Notice and Response. 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)

    9000-0037, Presolicitation Notice and Response.

B. Need and Uses

    Presolicitation notices are used by the Government to inform, and, 
where specified, solicit a response from potential offerors or bidders. 
The primary purposes of the notices are to improve small business 
access to acquisition information and enhance competition by 
identifying contracting and subcontracting opportunities. This 
clearance covers the information that offerors must submit to comply 
with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements:
     For sealed bidding (FAR 14.205), presolicitation notices 
briefly describe requirements and provide other essential information 
to enable potential bidders to determine whether they have an interest 
in the invitation and if appropriate, respond by communicating their 
interest in receiving the invitation for bid.
     For contracting by negotiation (FAR 15.201(c)), 
presolicitation notices provide a means of early exchanges of 
information about future acquisitions between Government and industry, 
to which potential offerors may respond with feedback concerning 
acquisition strategy, terms and conditions, and any other concerns or 
questions.
     For construction contracts (FAR 36.213-2), presolicitation 
notices are required for construction requirements in excess of the 
simplified acquisition threshold to communicate essential information 
on the requirements, to which potential bidders may respond 
communicating their interest in receiving the invitation for bid.
    Contracting officers use the information as follows:
     For sealed bidding, to include interested bidders in the 
distribution of the invitations for bids; and
     For contracting by negotiation, to consider the industry 
feedback in shaping the acquisition strategy.

C. Annual Burden

    Respondents: 59,420.
    Total Annual Responses: 178,260.
    Total Burden Hours: 14,261.

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D. Public Comment

    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 85 FR 
66565, on October 20, 2020. One comment was received; however, it did 
not change the estimate of the burden.
    Comment: The commenter requested the requirement for 
presolicitation notices be removed from the FAR. The commenter does not 
see their value; and stated that presolicitation notices lengthen the 
acquisition timelines unnecessarily.
    Response: Presolicitation notices are required by statute; see FAR 
5.201. The primary purposes of the notices are to improve small 
business access to acquisition information and enhance competition by 
identifying contracting and subcontracting opportunities. The commenter 
did not express an opinion on whether the estimated number of burden 
hours is accurate; or ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information.
    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. 9000-0037, Presolicitation Notice and Response.

William F. Clark,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Government-
wide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Government-wide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-29171 Filed 1-4-21; 8:45 am]
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