GSA1535

Recommendation for Award

Agency
GSA
Revision
Rev. 3/1989
Fillable fields
157
Pages
2
Official source
GSA form page
Checked
October 20, 2026
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GSA Form 1535: Recommendation for Award(s)

GSA Form 1535, Recommendation for Award(s), is a two-page General Services Administration (GSA) form, printed as GSA FORM 1535 (REV. 3-89). GSA hosts it in its forms library, and GSA's page lists APD 2800.12B as its authority or regulation.

The front records a solicitation and the awards proposed under it: solicitation number, issue and opening dates, contract period, supplies or service, total dollar value, contract type, procurement method, number of offers, award status and to whom the items are awarded. Block 12 lists each proposed award with acquisition coding, contractor, item numbers, production point and dollar amount. It is signed by the preparer, recommended by a supervisor and approved by a contracting officer, with concurrences as applicable.

The back is a 27-line checklist with FAR, GSAR and APD citations and a Remarks space. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.

Top of page 1 of GSA Form 1535: Recommendation for Award(s), as printed by GSA

What's on GSA Form 1535

Blocks 1 to 6: solicitation and contract

Solicitation number, issue and opening dates, contract period, supplies or service, total dollar value and contract type.

Blocks 7 to 10: method, offers and status

Procurement method (sealed bid, negotiated, or other than competitive with a 41 USC 253(c) blank), offers solicited and received, award status (complete, partial or final), and only, low or other than low offeror, with the number of awards.

Block 11: acquisition coding

A key of codes: S, O, L, 8(a), W, NISH, NIB, FPI and SD, such as S for Small business and FPI for Federal Prison Industries.

Block 12: proposed awards and price/discount analysis

Columns for acquisition coding, the contractor's name, address, DUNS number and contract number, item numbers, production point (city, county and state) and dollar amount.

Blocks 13 and 14: signatures

Prepared by, recommended by (supervisor), approved by (contracting officer), the C.O. warrant number and expiration date, and concurrences as applicable.

Back: checklist and remarks

Twenty-seven YES, NO or NA questions, from Funds available? to Certificate of current cost or pricing data obtained?, and a Remarks space.

How to complete GSA Form 1535

  1. 1

    Fill in the solicitation details

    Complete blocks 1 to 6: solicitation number, issue and opening dates, contract period, supplies or service, total dollar value and contract type.

  2. 2

    Mark method, offers and status

    Check the procurement method in block 7, enter the offers solicited and received in block 8, and mark the award status and award items in blocks 9 and 10.

  3. 3

    List the proposed awards

    In block 12, give each award's acquisition code from block 11, the contractor's details, item numbers, production point and dollar amount. The page count sits at the top right.

  4. 4

    Answer the checklist

    On the back, mark YES, NO or NA for each of the 27 lines.

  5. 5

    Explain asterisked answers in Remarks

    The form says to explain under Remarks whenever a checkmark falls in a block with an asterisk, prefacing each explanation with the line number, and to attach all referenced reports, documents and correspondence.

  6. 6

    Sign and route for approval

    The preparer signs block 13, the supervisor recommends in 13a, the Contracting Officer approves in 13b and enters the warrant number, and concurrences are added in block 14 as applicable.

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What the form says about records

Where it goes

The PDF gives no filing address. Its only routing is the recommend, approve and concur blocks.

Remarks

The form says explanations should be prefaced by the line number, identify offerors, cite solicitation item numbers, show final disposition including computations and explain further action to be taken. Use a separate sheet when necessary.

Attachments

The form says all referenced reports, documents and correspondence shall be attached to justify the action taken as set forth in applicable regulations.

What GSA's page says

GSA's page lists form number GSA1535, a current revision date of 03/1989 and APD 2800.12B as its authority or regulation.

Privacy and time estimate

The form prints no Privacy Act statement, OMB number or time estimate.

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Who fills out GSA Form 1535?

  • The preparer

    Block 13, Prepared By, takes a signature and date.

  • The supervisor

    Block 13a, Recommended By (Supervisor), follows the preparer's block.

  • The Contracting Officer

    Block 13b, Approved By (Contracting Officer), with block 13c for the C.O. warrant number and its expiration date.

  • Concurring officials

    Block 14, Concurrence (Signature and date) As Applicable, has six signature spaces. The form does not name who concurs.

  • The contractors proposed for award

    Contractors appear in block 12 by name, address, DUNS number and contract number. The form has no contractor signature line.

Blocks 13 and 14 name the people who prepare, recommend, approve and concur in the recommendation.

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Questions about Form GSA1535

Who issues GSA Form 1535?

The footer reads GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION and GSA FORM 1535 (REV. 3-89). GSA hosts it in its forms library, and its page lists APD 2800.12B as the authority or regulation.

Who signs GSA Form 1535?

The preparer in block 13, a supervisor who recommends in block 13a, a Contracting Officer who approves in block 13b, and concurring officials in block 14 as applicable.

What do the acquisition codes mean?

Block 11 lists S for Small business, O for Other than small business, L for Labor surplus area concern, 8(a) for 8(a) Contract, W for Woman-owned business, NISH for NISH workshop, NIB for NIB Workshop, FPI for Federal Prison Industries and SD for Small disadvantaged business.

What is the checklist on the back?

Twenty-seven YES, NO or NA questions, many citing the FAR, such as Protest received? (FAR 33.1) and Bid bond required? (FAR 28.101).

When are remarks needed?

The form says to explain under Remarks whenever a checkmark falls in a block with an asterisk(*).

Does GSA Form 1535 have an OMB number?

No. The form prints no OMB number, Privacy Act statement or time estimate.