FAA Yawns Through Another Contract Form Renewal Notice
Published Date: 8/25/2026
Notice
Summary
The FAA is renewing its information collection for the FAA Acquisition Management System (FAAAMS), which helps manage contracts for supplies and services. This affects businesses working with the FAA and ensures smooth contract handling. Comments on this process are open until October 26, 2026, with no new costs expected, just a continued effort to keep things running well.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
23-hour post-award administration burden
If you hold FAA contracts, FAAAMS requires post-award contract administration submissions with an estimated average burden of 23 hours per response, occurring 3 times, for 10,177 respondents and a total annual burden of 702,213 hours.
3-hour FAA solicitation forms
If you bid on FAA contracts, you must complete FAAAMS solicitation information one time per procurement. The FAA estimates 3,461 respondents, an average burden of 3 hours per response, and a total annual burden of 10,383 hours.
Small business participation reporting
FAA's small business office collects information through FAAAMS to promote and increase small business participation in FAA contracts. This means small businesses may provide data to support outreach and inclusion efforts.
Renewal adds no new costs
The FAA is requesting OMB renewal of the FAAAMS information collection and states there are no new costs expected while continuing contract-related data collection; written comments are due by October 26, 2026.
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