Information requested of offerors is
specific to each procurement solicitation, and is required for
Treasury to properly evaluate the capabilities and experience of
potential contractors who desire to provide the supplies or
services to be acquired. Evaluation will be used to determine which
proposal most benefit the Government.
The Department of the
Treasury requests emergency processing under 5 CFR 1320.13 for two
Information Collection Requests (ICRs) supporting the draft
Acquisition Procedures Update (APU) 26-01, Mandatory Staffing Plan
for All Small Business Preference Program Awards and Solicitations.
Treasury seeks approval by November 4, 2025 to enable immediate
collection of contractor workforce data in response to urgent
government-wide concerns regarding small-business subcontracting
compliance and transparency in contract performance. Recent
government-wide investigations by the Small Business Administration
Office of Inspector General (SBA OIG) and the Government
Accountability Office, coupled with widespread media coverage of a
Treasury contractor subcontracting scandal, have exposed systemic
risks of improper pass-through contracting and noncompliance with
FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, across the federal
acquisition landscape. The absence of standardized, data-driven
reporting on prime versus subcontractor labor utilization has been
identified as a vulnerability throughout government. Treasury’s
draft acquisition policy introduces two standardized
deliverables—the Staffing Plan (pre-award) and Monthly Workforce
Report (post-award)—to increase visibility, strengthen internal
surveillance, and reinforce public trust through proactive
corrective measures. Delaying implementation until completion of
normal Paperwork Reduction Act clearance procedures would undermine
these efforts and perpetuate risk during active oversight
investigations. Treasury’s ability to document and monitor
contractor performance in real time is essential to ensuring that
small-business set-aside awards meet self-performance requirements
and maintain program integrity. The requested emergency clearance
will allow Treasury to pilot and refine the collection methodology,
gather baseline data, and support interagency coordination with SBA
and OMB to inform a permanent, government-wide solution. The
information collection involves minimal burden and privacy risk.
Contractors will report aggregated staffing data using secure,
standardized templates that rely on information already maintained
in existing HR or timekeeping systems. No Social Security Numbers
or dates of birth are collected, and all submissions are encrypted,
marked CUI//SP-PRVCY, and transmitted only to authorized
acquisition officials. Treasury respectfully requests OIRA’s
expedited six-month approval under 5 CFR 1320.13(c), with waiver of
the Federal Register notice, to enable immediate implementation and
support the Department’s leadership in restoring accountability and
transparency across the federal small-business contracting
community.
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Services Act
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award of Public Contracts