[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11585-11587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6498]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

48 CFR Parts 801, 814, 833, 836, and 852

RIN 2900-AH27


VA Acquisition Regulations: Administrative Amendments

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs 
Acquisition Regulations (VAAR) to correct typographical errors and to 
update office names and job titles due to administrative changes within 
the Department. Also, the threshold for Architect-Engineer short 
selection procedures and the time frame for filing a protest are 
revised to be consistent with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 
as required by 41 U.S.C. 405 and 421.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Kaliher, Acquisition Policy 
Division (95A), Office of Acquisition and Materiel Management, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20420, (202) 565-4424.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule consists of nonsubstantive 
changes and, therefore, is not subject to the notice and comment and 
effective date provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553. Also, this final rule is not 
a significant revision as defined in FAR 1.501-1.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Secretary hereby certifies that this final rule will not have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
as they are defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 
601-602, since it does not contain any substantive provisions. This 
final rule would not cause a significant effect on any entities. 
Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), this amendment is exempt from 
the initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis requirements of 
sections 603 and 604.

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 801, 814, 833, 836, and 852

    Administrative practice and procedure, Government procurement, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
    Approved: March 8, 1996.
Jesse Brown,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

     For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 48 CFR parts 801, 814, 
833, 836, and 852 are amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for parts 801, 814, 833, 836 and 852 
continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501 and 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

PART 801--VETERANS AFFAIRS ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM


Sec. 801.602-3  [Amended]

    2. In Sec. 801.602-3, paragraph (a)(3)(i) is amended by removing 
``Deputy Assistant Secretary for Facilities'' and adding, in its place, 
``Chief Facilities Management Officer, Office of Facilities 
Management''; and paragraph (a)(3)(ii) is amended by removing 
``Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Facilities'' and adding, in 
its place, ``Assistant Secretary for Management''.


Sec. 801.602-7  [Amended]

    3. Section 801.602-70 is amended by removing ``Marketing Center'' 
wherever it appears and adding, in its place, ``National Acquisition 
Center'', by removing ``Office of Facilities'' wherever it appears and 
adding, in its place, ``Office of Facilities Management'', and by 
removing ``(93D)'' wherever it appears and adding, in its place, ``, 
Acquisition Review Division''.
    4. In Sec. 801.602-70, paragraph (a) introductory text is amended 
by removing ``Illionis'' and adding, in its place, ``Illinois''; 
paragraph (a)(4)(v) is amended by removing ``Service'' and adding, in 
its place, ``Schedule''; paragraph (d) is amended by removing ``Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Facilities'' and adding, in its place, ``Chief 
Facilities Management Officer, Office of Facilities Management''; 
paragraph (g) is amended by removing ``813.103'' and adding, in its 
place, ``48 CFR 833.103''; and paragraph (j)(2) is amended by removing 
``VHS&RA'' and adding, in its place, ``VHA''.


Sec. 801.602-71  [Amended]

    5. Section 801.602-71 is amended by removing ``Office of 
Facilities'' wherever it appears and adding, in its place, ``Office of 
Facilities Management'', and by removing ``(93D)'' wherever it appears 
and adding, in its place, ``, Acquisition Review Division''.

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    6. In Sec. 801.602-71, paragraph (b) is amended by removing the 
heading ``Veterans Health Services and Research Administration (VHS&RA) 
Field Facilities, VA Marketing Center, VA Supply Depots'' and adding, 
in its place, ``Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Field Facilities, 
VA National Acquisition Center''; paragraph (b)(1) is amended by 
removing ``(93)'' and adding, in its place, ``, Acquisition Review 
Division''; paragraph (b)(2) is amended by removing ``(023)'' and 
adding, in its place, ``(025)''; and paragraph (b)(3) is amended by 
removing ``(93)'' and adding, in its place, ``, Program Development and 
Evaluation Division''.


Sec. 801.602-72  [Amended]

    7. In Sec. 801.602-72, paragraph (d)(6)(iv) is amended by removing 
``Office of Facilities'' and adding, in its place, ``Office of 
Facilities Management''.


Sec. 801.602-73  [Amended]

    8. Section 801.602-73 is amended by removing ``Veterans 
Administration'' and adding, in its place, ``Department of Veterans 
Affairs''.


Sec. 801.603-71  [Amended]

    9. Section 801.603-71 is amended by removing ``Marketing Center'' 
wherever it appears and adding, in its place, ``National Acquisition 
Center''.
    10. In Sec. 801.603-71, paragraph (e) is amended by removing 
``Director, VA Marketing Center'' and adding, in its place, ``Associate 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the National Acquisition Center''.


Sec. 801.670-5  [Amended]

    11. In Sec. 801.670-5, paragraph (a)(2) is amended by removing 
``Personnel and Labor Relations'' and adding, in its place, ``Human 
Resources Management''; and paragraph (b) is amended by removing 
``Chief Medical Director'' and adding, in its place, ``Under Secretary 
for Health''; by removing ``Regional Directors'' and adding, in its 
place, Veterans Integrated Service Network Directors''; and by removing 
``(93)'' and adding, in its place, ``, Acquisition Review Division''.


Sec. 801.670-6  [Amended]

    12. Section 801.670-6 is amended by removing ``VHS&RA'' and adding, 
in its place, ``VHA''.


Sec. 801.680  [Amended]

    13. In Sec. 801.680, paragraph (b) is amended by removing 
``Supply'' and adding, in its place, ``Acquisition and Materiel 
Management''.

PART 814--SEALED BIDDING


Sec. 814.403  [Amended]

    14. Section 814.403 is amended by removing ``14-403'' and adding, 
in its place, ``14.403''.


Sec. 814.404-70  [Amended]

    15. Section 814.404-70 is amended by removing ``(93B)'' and adding, 
in its place, ``, Acquisition Review Division,'', and by removing 
``Deputy Assistant Secretary for Facilities (08)'' and adding, in its 
place, ``Chief Facilities Management Officer, Office of Facilities 
Management''.


Sec. 814.406-3  [Amended]


Sec. 814.406-4  [Amended]

    16. Sections 814.406-3 and 814.406-4 are amended by removing 
``(93B)'' wherever it appears and adding, in its place, ``, Acquisition 
Review Division''.
    17. In Sec. 814.406-3, paragraph (a) is amended by removing 
``Administrator'' and adding, in its place, ``Secretary''.


Sec. 814.407-71  [Amended]

    18. In Sec. 814.407-71, paragraph (a) introductory text is amended 
by removing ``Deputy Assistant Secretary for Facilities'' and adding, 
in its place, ``Chief Facilities Management Officer, Office of 
Facilities Management''.

PART 833--PROTESTS, DISPUTES, APPEALS


Sec. 833.102  [Amended]

    19. In Sec. 833.102, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``Office 
of Facilities'' and adding, in its place, ``Office of Facilities 
Management''; and by removing ``Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Facilities (08)'' and adding, in its place, ``Chief Facilities 
Management Officer, Office of Facilities Management''.


Sec. 833.103  [Amended]

    20. Section 833.103 is amended by removing ``Office of Facilities'' 
wherever it appears in the text and in the footnote and adding, in its 
place, ``Office of Facilities Management'', by removing ``Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Facilities (08)'' wherever it appears in the 
text and in the footnote and adding, in its place, ``Chief Facilities 
Management Officer, Office of Facilities Management'', by removing 
``Deputy Assistant Secretary for Facilities'' wherever it appears and 
adding, in its place, ``Chief Facilities Management Officer, Office of 
Facilities Management'', and by removing ``(95B)'' wherever it appears 
in the text and in the footnote and adding, in its place, ``, 
Acquisition Review Division''.


Sec. 833.103  [Amended]

    21. In Sec. 833.103, paragraph (b)(1) is amended by removing 
``(93D)'' and adding, in its place, ``, Acquisition Review Division''.
    22. In Sec. 833.103, the letter statement following paragraph (d) 
is amended by removing ``10 working days'' and ``10 workdays'' wherever 
it appears and adding, in its place, ``14 calendar days''.


Sec. 833.104  [Amended]

    23. Section 833.104 is amended by removing ``(95B)'' wherever it 
appears and adding, in it place, ``, Acquisition Review Division'', by 
removing ``Deputy Assistant Secretary for Facilities (08)'' wherever it 
appears and adding, in its place, ``Chief Facilities Management 
Officer, Office of Facilities Management'', and by removing ``Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Facilities'' and adding, in its place, ``Chief 
Facilities Management Officer, Office of Facilities Management''.


Sec. 833.105  [Amended]

    24. In Sec. 833.105, paragraph (b) is amended by removing ``(95B)'' 
and adding, in its place, ``, Acquisition Review Division''; and by 
removing ``Deputy Assistant Secretary for Facilities (08)'' and adding, 
in its place, ``Chief Facilities Management Officer, Office of 
Facilities Management''.


Sec. 833.212  [Amended]

    25. Section 833.212 is amended by removing ``(93)'' wherever it 
appears and adding, in its place, ``, Acquisition Review Division''.
    26. In Sec. 833.212, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``Office 
of Facilities'' and adding, in its place, ``Office of Facilities 
Management''.

PART 836--CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECT-ENGINEER CONTRACTS


Sec. 836.208  [Amended]

    27. Section 836.208 is amended by removing ``Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Facilities'' and adding, in its place, ``Chief Facilities 
Management Officer, Office of Facilities Management''.


Sec. 836.209  [Amended]

    28. Section 836.209 is amended by removing ``Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Facilities'' and adding, in its place, ``Chief Facilities 
Management Officer, Office of Facilities Management,''.


Sec. 836.211  [Amended]

    29. In Sec. 836.211, paragraph (b) is amended by removing ``Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Facilities'' and adding, in its place, ``Chief 
Facilities Management Officer, Office of Facilities Management''.

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Sec. 836.371  [Amended]

    30. In Sec. 836.371, the section heading is amended by removing 
``of'' and adding, in its place, ``to''.


Sec. 836.601  [Amended]

    31. Section 836.601 is amended by removing ``38 U.S.C. 1820'' and 
adding, in its place, ``38 U.S.C. 3720''.


Sec. 836.602-2  [Amended]

    32. In Sec. 836.602-2, paragraph (a) is amended by removing 
``Office of Facilities'' in both places and adding, in its place, 
``Office of Facilities Management''; and paragraph (b) is amended by 
removing ``Supply'' and adding, in its place, ``Acquisition and 
Materiel Management''.


Sec. 836.602-4  [Amended]

    33. Section 836.602-4 is amended by removing ``Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Facilities'' and adding, in its place, ``Chief Facilities 
Management Officer, Office of Facilities Management,''.


Sec. 836.602-5  [Amended]

    34. Section 836.602-5 is amended by removing ``$10,000'' from the 
section heading and adding, in its place, ``the Simplified Acquisition 
Threshold''; and by removing ``Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Facilities'' and adding, in its place, ``Chief Facilities Management 
Officer, Office of Facilities Management''.


Secs. 836.602-2 and 836.602-3  [Amended]


Sec. 836.606-72  [Amended]

    35. Sections 836.602-2, 836.602-3, and 836.606-72, are amended by 
removing ``Deputy Assistant Secretary for Facilities'' wherever it 
appears and adding, in its place, ``Chief Facilities Management 
Officer, Office of Facilities Management''.

PART 852--SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES


Sec. 852.210-70  [Amended]

    36. In Sec. 852.210-70(b), paragraph (b) of the clause is amended 
by removing ``Illustration s'' and adding, in its place, 
``Illustrations''.


Sec. 852.210-76  [Amended]

    37. Section 852.210-76 is amended by removing ``(APR 1984)'' from 
the clause heading and adding, in its place, ``(JUL 1989)''; and by 
adding in the clause ``and'' immediately after ``services performed 
commercially under Government order''.


Sec. 852.219-70  [Amended]

    38. Section 852.219-70 is amended by adding in the clause heading 
``(DEC 1990)'' immediately after ``VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS''.


Sec. 852.236-83  [Amended]

    39. In Sec. 852.236-83, paragraph (b)(5) of the clause is amended 
by removing ``Secondary switchgear'' and the corresponding ``5'' the 
first time ``Secondary switchgear'' appears in the ``Values of 
Adjusting, Correcting, and Testing System'' table.


Sec. 852.236-88  [Amended]

    40. In Sec. 852.236-88(a), paragraph (a) of the clause is amended 
by removing ``cost of pricing data'' and adding, in its place, ``cost 
or pricing data''; and by removing ``15,804-6'' and adding, in its 
place, ``15.804-6''; and paragraph (a) of the clause in paragraph (b) 
of the section is amended by removing ``15,804-6'' and adding, in its 
place, ``15.804-6''.


Sec. 852.236-91  [Amended]

    41. In Sec. 852.236-91, paragraph (e) is amended by removing 
``unusually severe whether'' and adding, in its place, ``unusually 
severe weather''.

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