[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''.
[FR Doc. 96-6498 Filed 3-20-96; 8:45 am]
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