Submission for OMB Review; Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408)

Issuing agencies

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to OMB a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding preaward survey forms.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 189 (Thursday, October 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 62518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20128]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Office of Federal Procurement Policy

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0011; Docket No. 2026-0101; Sequence No. 1]


Submission for OMB Review; Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 
1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408)

AGENCY: Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB); 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 OMB a request to 
review and approve an extension of a previously approved information 
collection requirement regarding preaward survey forms.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 2, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for Public 
Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89cfc8dbd9e6e5e0eaf0c9eefae8a7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89cfc8dbd9e6e5e0eaf0c9eefae8a7eee6ff">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or call 202-969-
4075.

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. Need 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):
    <bullet> Standard Form 1403 Preaward Survey of Prospective 
Contractor (General)
    <bullet> Standard Form 1404 Preaward Survey of Prospective 
Contractor (Technical)
    <bullet> Standard Form 1405 Preaward Survey of Prospective 
Contractor (Production)
    <bullet> Standard Form 1406 Preaward Survey of Prospective 
Contractor (Quality Assurance)
    <bullet> Standard Form 1407 Preaward Survey of Prospective 
Contractor (Financial Capability)
    <bullet> Standard Form 1408 Preaward Survey of Prospective 
Contractor (Accounting System)

C. Common Form

    The General Services Administration is the sponsor agency of this 
common form. All executive agencies covered by the FAR will use this 
common form. Each executive agency will report their agency burden 
separately, and the reported information will be available at 
<a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a>.

D. Annual Burden

General Services Administration

    Respondents: 239.
    Total Annual Responses: 239.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,736.

E. Public Comment

    A 60-day notice was published in the Federal Register at 91 FR 
27051, on May 13, 2026. A respondent submitted comments which were out 
of scope as they failed to address the subject matter of the May 13, 
2026, request for comment. Accordingly, no response is provided.

Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide 
Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 
Governmentwide Policy.
[FR Doc. 2026-20128 Filed 9-30-26; 8:45 am]
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