Certain Federal executive agencies use this form to report information about persons with whom they have entered into contracts when they are not filing electronically and have not made the Federal Procurement Data Center (FPDC) election. Current Revision Form 8596 PDF Recent Developments None at this time. Other Items You May Find Useful All Form 8596 Revisions Publication 1516, Specifications for Filing Form 8596, Information Return for Federal Contracts, Electronically PDF About Form 8596-A, Quarterly Transmittal of Information Returns for Federal Contracts Other Current Products