VAAR Table of Content
- Subpart 801.1—Purpose, Authority, Issuance – Change 801.106 OMB table only.
- 801.106 OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
- 801.201 Maintenance of the FAR. 801.201-1 The two councils.


801.304 Department control and compliance procedures.The Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction is designated as the Department’s Acting Chief Acquisition Officer. The Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Acquisition and Logistics is designated as the Department’s Senior Procurement Executive (SPE). The Associate DAS for Procurement, Policy, Systems, and Oversight is designated as the Deputy Senior Procurement Executive (DSPE). The DSPE is responsible for amending the VAAR for compliance with FAR 1.304.
- 801.403 Individual deviations.
- 801.404 Class deviations.
- Part 802 - Definitions of Words and Terms
- Subpart 802.1 - Definitions
- Part 803 - Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest
- Subpart 803.1 - [Reserved]
- Subpart 803.2 - Contractor Gratuities to Government Personnel
- 803.203 Reporting suspected violations of the Gratuities clause.
- 803.204 Treatment of violations.
- Subpart 803.3 - [Reserved]
- Subpart 803.4 - [Reserved]
- Subpart 803.5 - Other Improper Business Practices
- 803.570 Commercial advertising.
- 803.570-1 Policy.
- 803.570-2 Contract clause.
- Subpart 803.6 - [Reserved]
- Subpart 803.7 - [Reserved]
- Subpart 803.8 - [Reserved]
- 803.1103 Procedures.
- 803.7000 [Reserved]
- Part 804 - Administrative Matters
- Subpart 804.1 - Contract Execution
- 804.101 Contracting officer’s signature.
- 804.1103-70 Vendor Information Pages database.
- Part 805 - Publicizing Contract Actions
- Subpart 805.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions
- 805.202 Exceptions.
- 805.205 Special situations.
- 805.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
- Part 806 - Competition Requirements
- Subpart 806.1 - Full and Open Competition
- 806.102 - Full and Open Competition
- Subpart 806.2 - Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources
- 806.203-70 VA set-asides for verified Veteran-owned small businesses using the VA Rule of Two.
- Subpart 806.3 - Other Than Full and Open Competition
- 806.302 Circumstances permitting other than full and open competition.
- 806.302-5 Authorized or required by statute.
- 806.302-5-70 Noncompetitive procedures for verified small business concerns owned and controlled by Veterans.
- 806.302-7 Public interest.
- 806.304 [Reserved]
- Subpart 806.5 - Competition Advocates
- 806.501 Requirement.
- 806.570 Planning requirements.
- Part 807 - Acquisition Planning
- Subpart 807.1 - Acquisition Plans
- 807.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
- Subpart 807.3 - Contractor Versus Government Performance
- 807.300 Scope of subpart.
- 807.304-77 Right of first refusal.
- Part 808 - Required Sources of Supplies and Services
- 808.002 Priorities for use of mandatory Government sources.
- 808.004-70 Use of non-mandatory sources by VA.
- Subpart 808.4 - Federal Supply Schedules
- 808.402 General.
- 808.404-70 Use of Federal Supply Schedules—the Veterans First Contracting Program.
- 808.405-2 Ordering procedure for services requiring a statement of work.
- 808.405-5-70 Small business set-asides—the Veterans First Contracting Program.
- 808.405-70 VA Rule of Two ordering procedures for Federal Supply Schedules—the Veterans First Contracting Program.
- Subpart 808.6 - Acquisition From Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI)
- 808.603 Purchase Priorities.
- Subpart 808.8 - Acquisition of Printing and Related Supplies
- 808.802 Policy.
- Part 809 - Contractor Qualifications
- Subpart 809.1 - Responsible Prospective Contractors
- 809.104 Standards.
- 809.104-2 Special standards.
- 809.106 Pre-award surveys.
- 809.106-1 Conditions for pre-award surveys.
- Subpart 809.2 - Qualifications Requirements
- 809.201 Definitions.
- 809.202 Policy.
- 809.204 Responsibilities for establishment of a qualification requirement.
- 809.206 Acquisitions subject to qualification requirements.
- 809.206-1 General.
- 809.270 Qualified products for convenience/labor-saving foods.
- Subpart 809.4 - Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility
- 809.400 Scope of subpart.
- 809.402 Policy.
- 809.405 Effect of listing.
- 809.405-1 Continuation of current contracts.
- 809.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.
- 809.406 Debarment.
- 809.406-1 General.
- 809.406-2 Cause for debarment.
- 809.406-3 Procedures.
- 809.406-4 Period of debarment.
- 809.407 Suspension.
- 809.407-1 General.
- 809.407-3 Procedures.
- 809.470 Fact-finding procedures.
- Subpart 809.5 - Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest
- 809.503 Waiver
- 809.504 Contracting officer responsibilities.
- 809.507 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
- 809.507-1 Solicitation provisions.
- Part 810 - Market Research
- 810.001-70 Market research policy.
- 810.002 Market research procedures.
- Subpart 811.1—Selecting and Developing Requirements Documents
- 811.107-70 Contract clause.
- 811.204-70 Contract clause.
- Subpart 811.4—[RESERVED]
- Subpart 811.5—[RESERVED]
- Subpart 811.6—[RESERVED]
- Part 812 - Acquisition of Commercial Items
- Subpart 812.1 - Acquisition of Commercial Items - General
- 812.102 Applicability.
- 812.102-70 Applicability of Veterans preferences.
- Subpart 812.3 - Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items
- 812.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial items.
- 812.302 Tailoring of provisions and clauses for the acquisition of commercial items.
- Part 813 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures
- 813.003-70 Policy.
- Subpart 813.1 - Procedures
- 813.102 Source list.
- 813.106 Soliciting competition, evaluation of quotations or offers, award and documentation.
- 813.106-3 Award and documentation.
- 813.106-70 Soliciting competition, evaluation of quotations or offers, award and documentation – the Veterans First Contracting Program.
- Subpart 813.2 - Actions at or Below the Micro-Purchase Threshold
- 813.203 Purchase guidelines.
- Subpart 813.3 - Simplified Acquisition Methods
- 813.302 Purchase orders.
- 813.302-5 Clauses.
- 813.307 Forms.
- Part 814 - Sealed Bidding
- Subpart 814.1 - Reserved
- Subpart 814.2 - Solicitation of Bids
- 814.201 Preparation of invitations for bids.
- 814.201-6 Solicitation provisions.
- Subpart 814.3 - Submission of Bids
- 814.304 Submission, modification, and withdrawal of bids.
- Subpart 814.4 - [Reserved]
- Part 815 Contracting by Negotiation
- Subpart 815.3 - Source Selection
- 815.303 Responsibilities.
- 815.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
- 815.304-70 Evaluation factor commitments.
- 815.304-71 Solicitation provision and clause.
- Subpart 815.4 - Contract Pricing
- 815.404 Proposal analysis.
- 815.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
- 815.404-2 Information to support proposal analysis.
- Subpart 815.6 - Unsolicited Proposals
- 815.604 Department points of contact.
- 815.606 Department procedures.
- 815.606-1 Receipt and initial review.
- Part 816 - Types of Contracts
- Subpart 816.1 – [Reserved]
- 816.203 Fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment.
- 816.203-4 Contract clauses.
- Subpart 816.5 - Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Revised 3/23/2018)
- 816.505 Ordering
- Subpart 816.7 Agreements
- 816.770 Consignment Agreements.
- 816.7001 Letters of Availability.
- Part 817 - Special Contracting Methods
- Subpart 817.1 - Multi-year Contracting
- 817.105 Policy.
- 817.105-1 Uses.
- Subpart 817.2 - Options
- 817.202 Use of options.
- 817.204 Contracts.
- Subpart 817.4 - Leader Company Contracting
- 817.402 Limitations.
- Subpart 817.5 - Interagency Acquisitions Under the Economy Act
- 817.501 General.
- Part 819 - Small Business Program
- Subpart 819.1 - Size Standards
- 819.102 Size Standards.
- Subpart 819.2 - Policies
- 819.201 General policy.
- 819.202 Specific policies.
- 819.202-1 Encouraging small business participation in acquisitions.
- 819.202-5 Data collection and reporting requirements.
- 819.202-70 HCA responsibilities.
- 819.202-71 Additional contracting officer responsibilities.
- 819.202-72 [Reserved].
- 819.203-70 Priority for service-disabled Veteran-owned small business/Veteran-owned small business contracting preferences.
- Subpart 819.3 - Determination of Small Business Status for Small Business Programs
- 819.307 SDVOSB/VOSB Small Business Status Protests.
- Subpart 819.5 - Set-Asides For Small Business
- 819.501-70 General principles for setting aside VA acquisitions.
- 819.502 Setting aside acquisitions.
- 819.502-2 Total small business set-asides.
- 819.502-3 Partial set-asides.
- 819.502-4 Multiple-award contracts and small business set-asides.
- Subpart 819.6 - Certificates of Competency and Determinations of Responsibility
- 819.602 Procedures.
- 819.602-3 Resolving differences between VA and the Small Business Administration.
- Subpart 819.7 - The Small Business Subcontracting Program
- 819.704 Subcontracting plan requirements.
- 819.705 Appeal of Contracting Officer Decisions.
- 819.709 Contract clause.
- Subpart 819.8 - Contracting with the Small Business Administration (The 8(a) Program)
- 819.800 General.
- Subpart 819.70 - Veteran-Owned and Operated Small Businesses
- 819.7001 General.
- 819.7002 Applicability.
- 819.7003 Eligibility.
- 819.7004 Contracting order of priority.
- 819.7005 VA service-disabled Veteran-owned small business set-aside procedures.
- 819.7006 VA Veteran-owned small business set-aside procedures.
- 819.7007 Sole source awards to a verified service-disabled Veteran-owned small business.
- 819.7008 Sole source awards to a verified Veteran-owned small business.
- 819.7009 Contract clauses.
- Subpart 819.71 - VA Mentor-Protégé Program
- 819.7101 Purpose.
- 819.7102 Definitions.
- 819.7103 Non-affiliation.
- 819.7104 General policy.
- 819.7105 Incentives for prime contractor participation.
- 819.7106 Eligibility of Mentor and Protégé firms.
- 819.7107 Selection of Protégé firms.
- 819.7108 Application process.
- 819.7109 VA review of application.
- 819.7110 Developmental assistance.
- 819.7111 Obligations under the Mentor-Protégé Program.
- 819.7112 Internal controls.
- 819.7113 Reports.
- 819.7114 Measurement of program success.
- 819.7115 Solicitation provisions.
- Part 822 - Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions
- Subpart 822.3 - Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
- 822.304 Variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
- 822.305 Contract clause.
- Subpart 822.4 – Reserved
- Part 823 – [Reserved]
- Part 824 - Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information
- Subpart 824.1 - Protection of Individual Privacy
- 824.102 General.
- Subpart 824.2 - Freedom of Information Act
- 824.203 Policy.
- Part 825 - Foreign Acquisition
- Subpart 825.1 - Buy American Act - Supplies
- 825.103 Exceptions.
- 825.104 Nonavailable articles.
- Subpart 825.2 - Buy American Act - Construction Materials
- 825.202 Exceptions.
- 825.205 Post-award determinations.
- Subpart 825.6 - Trade Sanctions
- 825.602 Exceptions.
- Subpart 825.8 - Other International Agreements and Coordination
- 825.870 Technical assistance.
- Subpart 825.9 - Customs and Duties
- 825.902 Procedures.
- 825.902-70 Technical assistance.
- Subpart 825.10 - Additional Foreign Acquisition Regulations
- 825.1001 Waiver of right to examination of records.
- Subpart 825.11 - Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
- 825.1102 Acquisition of construction.
- Part 826 – [Reserved]
- Part 828 - Bonds and Insurance
- Subpart 828.1 - Bonds and Other Financial Protections
- 828.106 Administration.
- 828.106-70 Bond premium adjustment.
- 828.106-71 Assisting service-disabled Veteran-owned and Veteran-owned small businesses in obtaining bonding.
- 828.106-72 Contract provision.
- Subpart 828.2 - Reserved
- Subpart 828.3 - Insurance (Revised 3/23/2018)
- 828.306 Insurance under fixed-price contracts.
- Subpart 828.70 - Indemnification of Contractors for Medical Research or
- 828.7000 Scope of subpart.
- 828.7001 Extent of indemnification.
- 828.7002 Financial protection.
- 828.7003 Indemnification clause.
- 828.7100 Scope of subpart.
- 828.7101 Approval for indemnification.
- 828.7102 Extent of indemnification.
- 828.7103 Financial protection.
- Part 829 - Taxes
- 829.000 Scope of part.
- Subpart 829.2 - Federal Excise Taxes
- 829.203 Other Federal tax exemptions.
- 829.203-70 Tax exemptions for alcohol products.
- Subpart 829.3 - State and Local Taxes
- 829.303 Application of State and local taxes to Government contractors and subcontractors.
- Part 830 – [Reserved]
- Part 831 - Contract Cost Principles and Procedures
- Subpart 831.70 - Contract Cost Principles and Procedures for Veterans Services (Revised 10/15/18)
- 831.7000 Scope of subpart.
- 831.7000-1 Definitions.
- 831.7001 Allowable costs and negotiated prices under vocational rehabilitation and education contracts.
- 831.7001-1 Tuition.
- 831.7001-2 Special services or courses.
- 831.7001-3 Books, supplies, and equipment required to be personally owned.
- 831.7001-4 Medical services and hospital care.
- 831.7001-5 Consumable instructional supplies.
- 831.7001-6 Reimbursement for other supplies and services.
- 832.001 Definitions.
- 832.006 Reduction or suspension of contract payments upon finding of fraud.
- 832.006-1 General.
- 832.006-4 Procedures.
- 832.111 Contract clauses for non-commercial purchases.
- 832.111-70 VA contract clauses for non-commercial purchases.
- 832.202 General.
- 832.202-1 Policy.
- 832.202-4 Security for Government financing.
- 832.402 General.
- 832.404 Exclusions.
- Subpart 832.5—[RESERVED]
- Subpart 832.8—[RESERVED]
- Subpart 832.9—Prompt Payment
- 832.904-70 Determining payment due dates for small businesses.
- Subpart 832.11—[RESERVED]
- Subpart 832.70—Electronic Invoicing Requirements
- 832.7000 General.
- 832.7001 Electronic payment requests.
- 832.7001-1 Data transmission.
- 832.7001-2 Contract clause.
- Part 833 - Protests, Disputes, and Appeals
- Subpart 833.1 – Protests (Revised 10/15/18)
- 833.103-70 Protests to VA.
- 833.106-70 Solicitation provisions.
- Subpart 833.2 - Disputes and Appeals (Revised 10/15/18)
- 833.209 Suspected fraudulent claims.
- 833.211 Contracting officer’s decision.
- 833.213 Obligation to continue performance.
- 833.214 Alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
- 833.215 Contract clauses.
- Part 836 - Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts
- Subpart 836.2 - Special Aspects of Contracting for Construction
- 836.202 Specifications.
- 836.203 Government estimate of construction costs.
- 836.204 Disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects.
- 836.206 Liquidated damages.
- 836.209 Construction contracts with architect-engineer firms.
- 836.213 Special procedures for sealed bidding in construction contracting.
- 836.213-4 Notice of award.
- 836.213-70 Notice to proceed.
- Subpart 836.5 - Contract Clauses
- 836.500 Scope of subpart.
- 836.501 Performance of work by the contractor.
- 836.513 Accident prevention.
- 836.521 Specifications and drawings for construction.
- 836.570 Correspondence.
- 836.571 Reference to “standards.”
- 836.572 Government supervision.
- 836.573 Daily report of workers and materials.
- 836.574 Subcontracts and work coordination.
- 836.575 Schedule of work progress.
- 836.576 Supplementary labor standards provisions.
- 836.577 Worker’s compensation.
- 836.578 Changes - supplement.
- 836.579 Special notes.
- Subpart 836.6 - Architect-Engineer Services
- 836.602 Selection of firms for architect-engineer contracts.
- 836.602-1 Selection criteria.
- 836.602-2 Evaluation boards.
- 836.602-4 Selection authority.
- 836.602-5 Short selection process for contracts not to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
- 836.603 Collecting data on and appraising firms qualifications.
- 836.606 Negotiations.
- 836.606-70 General.
- 836.606-71 Architect-engineer’s proposal.
- 836.606-72 Contract price.
- 836.606-73 Application of 6 percent architect-engineer fee limitation.
- Part 837 - Service Contracting
- Subpart 837.1 - Service Contracts - General
- 837.103 Contracting officer responsibility.
- 837.110 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
- 837.110-70 Services provided to eligible beneficiaries.
- Subpart 837.2 - Advisory and Assistance Services
- 837.203 Policy.
- Subpart 837.4 - Nonpersonal Health Care Services
- 837.403 Contract clause.
- Subpart 837.70 - Mortuary Services
- 837.7001 General.
- 837.7002 List of qualified funeral directors.
- 837.7003 Funeral authorization.
- 837.7004 Administrative necessity.
- 837.7005 Unclaimed remains - all other cases.
- Part 839 – [Reserved]
- Part 841 - Acquisition of Utility Services
- Subpart 841.1 - General
- 841.100 Scope of part.
- 841.103 Statutory and delegated authority.
- Subpart 841.2 - Acquiring Utility Services
- 841.201 Policy.
- Part 842 - Contract Administration and Audit Services
- 842.000 Scope of part.
- 842.070 Definitions.
- Subpart 842.1 - Contract Audit Services
- 842.101 Contract audit responsibilities.
- 842.102 Assignment of contract audit services.
- Subpart 842.7 - Indirect Cost Rates
- 842.705 Final indirect cost rates.
- Subpart 842.8 - Disallowance of Costs
- 842.801 Notice of intent to disallow costs.
- 842.801-70 Audit assistance prior to disallowing costs.
- 842.803 Disallowing costs after incurrence.
- Subpart 842.12 - Novation and Change-of-Name Agreements
- 842.1203 Processing agreements.
- Part 844 – SUBCONTRACTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
- Subpart 844.2—Consent to Subcontract
- 844.202-2 Considerations.
- Subpart 844.3—Contractors’ Purchasing Systems Reviews
- 844.303 Extent of review.
- Subpart 844.4—Subcontracts for Commercial Items and Commercial Components
- 844.402 Policy requirements.
- Part 846 - Quality Assurance
- Subpart 846.1—General
- 846.101 Definition.
- Subpart 846.3 - Contract Clauses
- 846.312 Construction contracts.
- 846.370 Clauses for supplies, equipment or perishable goods.
- 846.370-1 Rejected goods.
- 846.370-2 Frozen processed foods.
- 846.370-3 Noncompliance with packaging, packing and/or marking requirements.
- 846.370-4 Purchase of shellfish.
- Subpart 846.4 - Government Contract Quality Assurance
- 846.408-70 Inspection of subsistence.
- 846.470 Use of commercial organizations for inspections and grading services.
- 846.471 Food service equipment.
- Subpart 846.7 - Warranties
- 846.702-70 Guarantee period services and specifications.
- Part 847 - Transportation
- Subpart 847.2—Contracts for Transportation or for Transportation-Related Services
- 847.207 Solicitation provisions, contract clauses, and special requirements.
- 847.207-8 Government responsibilities.
- 847.207-70 VA solicitation provisions, contract clauses, and special requirements.
- Subpart 847.3 - Transportation in Supply Contracts
- 847.302 Place of delivery—f.o.b. point.
- 847.305 Solicitation provisions, contract clauses, and transportation factors.
- 847.305-10 Packing, marking, and consignment instructions.
- 847.305-70 Potential destinations known but quantities unknown.
- 847.305-71 VA contract clauses.
- 847.306 Transportation factors in the evaluation of offers.
- 847.306-70 Records of claims.
- Part 849 - Termination of Contracts
- Subpart 849.1 - General Principles
- 849.101 Authorities and responsibilities.
- 849.106 Fraud or other criminal conduct.
- 849.111 Review of proposed settlements.
- 849.111-70 Required review.
- 849.111-71 Submission of information.
- 852.101 Using part 852.
- 852.102 Incorporating provisions and clauses.
- 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising.
- 852.203-71 [RESERVED]
- 852.207-70 Report of employment under commercial activities.
- 852.209-70 Organizational conflicts of interest.
- 852.211-70 Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manuals.
- 852.211-71 [RESERVED]
- 852.211-72 Technical Industry Standards.
- 852.211-73 [RESERVED]
- 852.211-74 [RESERVED]
- 852.211-75 [RESERVED]
- 852.214-70 [RESERVED]