2022-03677: VA Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition Planning; Required Sources of Supplies and Services; Market Research; and Small Business Programs
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend and update its VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) in phased increments to revise or remove any policy superseded by changes in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), to remove procedural guidance internal to VA into the VA Acquisition Manual (VAAM), and to incorporate any new agency specific regulations or policies. This rulemaking revises coverage concerning Acquisition Planning, Required Sources of Supplies and Services, Market Research, and Small Business Programs, as well as affected parts to include Definitions of Words and Terms, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Contract Financing, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses, and Forms.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 9 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 48 CFR 802 Definitions of Words and Terms
- 48 CFR 807 Part 807 [Reserved]
- 48 CFR 808 Required Sources of Supplies and Services
- 48 CFR 810 Market Research
- 48 CFR 813 Simplified Acquisition Procedures
- 48 CFR 819 Small Business Programs
- 48 CFR 832 Contract Financing
- 48 CFR 852 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
- 48 CFR 853 Forms
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