[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 83131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26177]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0037; Docket No. 2023-0053; Sequence No. 9]


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 
of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding 
presolicitation notice and response.

DATES: Submit comments on or before December 28, 2023.

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.

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

    This clearance covers the information that offerors must submit to 
comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
requirements:
     FAR 14.205. For sealed bidding, 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.
     FAR 15.201(c). For contracting by negotiation, 
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.
     FAR 36.213-2. For construction contracts, 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 by 
communicating their interest in receiving the invitation for bid.
    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.
    The contracting officer will 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: 143,218.
    Total Annual Responses: 429,654.
    Total Burden Hours: 34,372.

D. Public Comment

    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 88 FR 
64434, on September 19, 2023. 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. 9000-0037, Presolicitation Notice and Response.

William Clark,
Director, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-26177 Filed 11-27-23; 8:45 am]
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