2900-AQ23 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA Revise and Streamline VA Acquisition Regulation--Parts 801 and 835

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proposing to amend and update its VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) in phased increments to revise or remove any policy superseded by changes in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), to remove any procedural guidance internal to VA into the VA Acquisition Manual (VAAM), and to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 These changes seek to streamline and align the VAAR with the FAR and remove outdated and duplicative requirements and reduce burden on contractors.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, we’ll publish them in the Federal Register. VA will combine related topics, as appropriate. In particular, this rulemaking revises VAAR parts 801 - Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation System and 835 - Research and Development Contracting as well as affected part 852 - Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 48 CFR, ch. 8, subpart 801 48 CFR, ch. 8, subpart 852 48 CFR 1.301 to 1.304 38 U.S.C. 501 40 U.S.C. 121(c) 41 U.S.C. 1707 No NPRM 12/00/2018 No No None No No No No Rafael Taylor Senior Procurement Analyst (003A2A) 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA 202 382-2787 rafael.taylor@va.gov Procurement Policy and Warrant Management Services, 425 I Street NW, Washington DC 20001