GSA353

Performance Evaluation and Facilities Report

Agency
GSA
Revision
Rev. 9/1993
Fillable fields
406
Pages
8
Official source
GSA form page
Checked
October 20, 2026
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GSA Form 353: Performance Evaluation & Facilities Report

GSA Form 353, Performance Evaluation & Facilities Report, is a General Services Administration form, GSA FORM 353 (REV. 9-93), Prescribed by GSAR 509.106-2. The footer says it is an exception to SF 1403-1406, approved by GSA/IRMS 10/94. GSA hosts it in its forms library.

It is an 8-page report about an offeror or contractor, built in three sections. Section I, the PCO Request, identifies the offeror or contractor, the solicitation or contract, the reason for the request and the solicitation items. Section II, the QAS Evaluation, covers monthly capacity, the company, personnel, equipment, plant, quality system and EEO compliance from observation, and is signed by the Quality Assurance Specialist. Section III, Performance History and ACO Analysis, summarizes earlier contracts and is signed by the Administrative Contracting Officer.

Item 11 records a recommendation of capable or incapable of performing, and item 13 is the approval of the Director, Contract Management Division. You can fill it out free in your browser on this page and download the result without an account.

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What's on GSA Form 353

Items 1 and 3 to 7: the request

Offeror or contractor identification, representation (small, large, 8A, MFGR, dealer), inspection point, solicitation or contract number and estimated dollar value, special requirements, special information for contract management, reason for request and requester.

Items 8 to 13: items, capacity and recommendation

Solicitation items with nomenclature, NSN and requirements, monthly capacity and commitments, a summary of ACO/QAS findings, the capable or incapable recommendation, zone, date received, control number and approval.

Items 14 to 25: company and facilities

Type of company, key personnel interviewed, year established, personnel, production equipment, union affiliation, shifts, square meters under roof, comments, special tooling, production methods and other items produced.

Item 26: quality system requirements

Documented quality system, organization and management responsibility, process controls, inspection and test equipment, statistical techniques, quality records, technical document control, and packaging, packing and marking.

Items 27 to 30: EEO and QAS sign-off

EEO compliance from observation only, remarks and additional comments, the QAS analysis and recommendation, and the Quality Assurance Specialist's signature.

Items 31, 33 and 34: performance history

A summary of contracts beginning with the most recent, with purchase order, delinquency, test, complaint and hold data and ACO comments, then the ACO summary analysis and signature.

The form numbers its items 1 and 3 to 31, then 33 and 34. No item 2 or item 32 is printed.

How GSA Form 353 is completed

  1. 1

    Complete the PCO request

    In Section I, identify the offeror or contractor, check its representation, give the solicitation or contract number and estimated dollar value, the reason for the request, and the requester's details and date.

  2. 2

    List the solicitation items

    In item 8, enter each item number, nomenclature and NSN, with peak monthly and total requirements in units.

  3. 3

    Record the QAS evaluation

    Enter monthly capacity and commitments in item 9, then the company, facilities and quality system findings in items 14 to 29. The Quality Assurance Specialist signs item 30.

  4. 4

    Summarize past contracts

    In item 31, enter each contract beginning with the most recent, with ACO comments. Item 33 is the ACO summary analysis of overall performance and recommendations, and the Administrative Contracting Officer signs item 34.

  5. 5

    Recommend and approve

    Item 10 summarizes the ACO/QAS findings and item 11 has boxes for capable or incapable of performing. Item 12 takes the zone, date received and control number, and item 13 is the Director's approval.

The form prints no instructions. These steps follow its sections and signature blocks.

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Where it goes and what the form says

Where it goes

The form prints no filing address. Its approval block, item 13, is for the Director, Contract Management Division.

Edition and authority

The footer reads GSA FORM 353 (REV. 9-93), Prescribed by GSAR 509.106-2. GSA's page lists the authority as GSAR 509.106-2 Exception to SF1403-1406. Approved by GSA 1994.

Relation to SF 1403 to SF 1406

The footer reads EXCEPTION TO SF 1403-1406, APPROVED BY GSA/IRMS 10/94. The form does not explain the exception further.

Abbreviations

The form uses terms such as PCO, CEC, CAL, GC, CC, T for D and QDN without spelling them out.

Notices

The form prints no instructions, no Privacy Act statement and no burden estimate.

Who completes GSA Form 353?

  • The PCO requester

    Section I is the PCO Request. Item 7a takes the requester's name, organizational symbol, telephone number and FAX number, and item 7b the date.

  • The Quality Assurance Specialist

    Section II is the QAS Evaluation. Item 30 takes the Quality Assurance Specialist's printed name, telephone number, signature and date.

  • The Administrative Contracting Officer

    Section III, Performance History and ACO Analysis, ends with item 34, the Administrative Contracting Officer's printed name, telephone number, signature and date.

  • The Director, Contract Management Division

    Item 13 is the approval block for the Director, Contract Management Division, with printed name, telephone number, signature and date.

  • The offeror or contractor

    Item 1 identifies the offeror or contractor and item 15 lists key personnel interviewed. The form prints no signature block for the company.

The form names the people who fill in and sign each section. The offeror or contractor is the subject of the report.

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Questions about Form GSA353

Who fills out GSA Form 353?

The form names a PCO requester for Section I, a Quality Assurance Specialist for Section II and an Administrative Contracting Officer for Section III, with approval by the Director, Contract Management Division in item 13.

Does the offeror or contractor sign GSA Form 353?

No signature block for the offeror or contractor is printed. The company is identified in item 1, and item 15 lists key personnel interviewed, with name, title and years with the firm.

What recommendation does the form record?

Item 11 has two boxes: capable of performing and incapable of performing. Item 29 holds the QAS analysis and recommendation, and item 33 the ACO summary analysis and recommendations.

How does GSA Form 353 relate to SF 1403 to SF 1406?

The footer reads EXCEPTION TO SF 1403-1406, APPROVED BY GSA/IRMS 10/94, and GSA's page lists GSAR 509.106-2 Exception to SF1403-1406. The form does not explain the exception further.

What contract history does item 31 ask for?

For each contract, beginning with the most recent: contract number and period, FSC/nomenclature, purchase orders issued and delinquent, T for D, QDNs, cure and show cause letters, laboratory tests, deviations, first article, complaints, holds and ACO comments.

Does the form cover EEO compliance?

Item 27, EEO compliance (from observation only), asks whether EEO posters are displayed where all employees can read them and for any evidence of segregated facilities.