Submission for OMB Review; Prospective Subcontractor Requests for Bonds
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 approv...
[OMB Control No. 9000-0135; Docket No. 2026-0102; Sequence No. 1]
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.
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 prospective subcontractor requests for bonds.
DATES:
Submit comments on or before September 14, 2026.
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.
A. OMB Control Number, Title, and Any Associated Form(s)
9000-0135, Prospective Subcontractor Requests for Bonds.
B. Need and Uses
Part 28 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contains guidance related to obtaining financial protection against losses under Federal contracts (
e.g.,
bonds, bid guarantees, etc.). Part 52 contains the corresponding provisions and clauses. These collectively implement the statutory requirement for Federal contractors to furnish payment bonds under construction contracts subject to 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter III, Bonds.
This information collection is mandated by section 806(a)(3) of Public Law 102-190, as amended by sections 2091 and 8105 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (10 U.S.C. 4601 note prec.) (Pub. L. 103-335). Accordingly, the FAR clause at 52.228-12, Prospective Subcontractor Requests for Bonds, requires prime contractors to promptly provide a copy of a payment bond, upon the request of a prospective subcontractor or supplier offering to furnish labor or material under a construction contract for which a payment bond has been furnished pursuant to 40 U.S.C. chapter 31.
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
Reginfo.gov.
D. Annual Burden
General Services Administration
Respondents:
317.
Total Annual Responses:
793.
Total Burden Hours:
270.
E. Public Comment
A 60-day notice was published in the
Federal Register
at 91 FR 27052, on May 13, 2026. A comment was received; however, it did not change the estimate of the burden.
Comment:
The respondent strongly supports the extension of the information collection, as access to payment bond information protects prospective subcontractors on federal construction projects.
Response:
The FAR Council appreciates the feedback received.
Janet Fry,
Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Governmentwide Policy.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
40 U.S.C. chapter 31