2018-18309: VA Acquisition Regulation: Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts

Summary

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proposing to amend and update its VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) in phased increments to revise or remove any policy superseded by changes in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), to remove procedural guidance internal to VA into the VA Acquisition Manual (VAAM), and to incorporate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. These changes seek to streamline and align the VAAR with the FAR and remove outdated and duplicative requirements and reduce burden on contractors. The VAAM incorporates portions of the removed VAAR as well as other internal agency acquisition policy. VA will rewrite certain parts of the VAAR and VAAM, and as VAAR parts are rewritten, will publish them in the Federal Register. VA will combine related topics, as appropriate. In particular, this rulemaking revises VAAR concerning Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts, as well as affected parts covering the Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations System, Foreign Acquisition, Contract Administration and Audit Services, Quality Assurance, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses, and Forms.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 7 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

• 48 CFR 801 Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation System
• 48 CFR 825 Part 825 [Reserved]
• 48 CFR 836 Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts
• 48 CFR 842 Contract Administration and Audit Services
• 48 CFR 846 Quality Assurance
• 48 CFR 852 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
• 48 CFR 853 Forms