[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.
[FR Doc. 2017-09305 Filed 5-8-17; 8:45 am]
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