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Policies and Regulations - Information Letters

An Information Letter (IL) is used to release non-directive information.   Mandatory policies and procedures are published in the form of Directives, Handbooks, and Regulations.  

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IL Number Subject Dated
Year 2008
049-08-01 hyperlink opens in a new browser window New Alignment of Contract Legal Counsel Responsibilities 12/13/2007
049-08-02 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Contracting Officer Technical Representatives (COTR) Training Policy 04/10/2008
049-08-03 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Use of Dun and Bradstreet Reports as a Means of Assisting in Determining Contractor Responsibility 04/11/2008
049-08-04 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Processing Receiving Reports for Centralized IT Purchase Orders 05/02/2008
049-08-05 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Draft Notice on Report of Survey (ROS) Timelines (Attachment included) 05/16/2008
049-08-06 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Draft Directive and Handbook 4080, Government Purchase Card Policy and Procedures (Attachments included) 07/03/2008
049-08-06 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Draft Directive and Handbook 7002, Logistics Management Policy and Procedures (Attachments included) 07/03/2008
Year 2007 Back to topBack to top
049-07-02 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Change of Field Office Name 10/31/2006
049-07-03 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Cost Effective Paper Waste Reduction and Prevention Efforts 11/28/2006
049-07-04 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Green Purchasing Program Management Reviews
Attachment A Microsoft Word Document hyperlink opens in a new browser window
Attachment B Microsoft Word Document hyperlink opens in a new browser window		 12/05/2006
049-07-05 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Workforce Certification Program 12/19/2006
049-07-06 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Implementation and Mandated Use of VA's Electronic Contract Management System (eCMS) 06/15/2007
049-07-07 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Closure of Asset Management Service, Hillsborough, NJ 04/17/2007
049-07-08 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Veterans First Contracting Program
Veterans First Contracting Program (Deputy Secretary Memorandum) hyperlink opens in a new browser window
Veterans First Contracting Program Solicitation Language Microsoft Word Document hyperlink opens in a new browser window 		06/19/2007
049-07-09 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) Data Verification and Validation 08/07/2007
049-07-10 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Advisory and Assistance (A&A) Services 08/13/2007
049-07-11 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Integrated Product Team Requirement 08/30/2007
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049-06-1 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Increasing Opportunities for Awards to Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses 12/28/2005
049-06-2 hyperlink opens in a new browser window New Inventory Requirements and Sensitive Items Listing 02/08/2006
049-06-3 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Receipt of Security Items 02/16/2006
049-06-4 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Joint Venture and Teaming Arrangements for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses 03/09/2006
049-06-5 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
Final FAR Language hyperlink opens in a new browser window		 03/30/2006
049-06-6 Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) Training (Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-08-02)  
049-06-7 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Performance - Based Acquisition 08/31/2006
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049-05-1 Advance Procurement Planning to Increase Opportunities for Awards to Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-06-1)  
049-05-2 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Contracting Personnel Competencies 10/14/2004
049-05-3 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Notification to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) when Contract Performance is Authorized Notwithstanding a Protest 10/14/2004
049-05-4 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Revenue Generation Contracting Authority 12/28/2004
049-05-5 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Section 508 Micropurchase Exception Ends April 1, 2005; GSA Section 508 Micropurchase Exception Memorandum hyperlink opens in a new browser window
Section 508 Determination and Findings Microsoft Word Document hyperlink opens in a new browser window
Section 508 Electroinc & Information Technology Exceptions Certification Microsoft Excel Document hyperlink opens in a new browser window		 02/11/2005
049-05-6 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Expiration of Statutory Authority for the Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) (FAR 19.11) and the Very Small Business (VSB) Program (FAR 19.9); GSA Expired Program Authority Memorandum hyperlink opens in a new browser window; SBA Suspension of the Price Evaluation Adjustment Memorandum hyperlink opens in a new browser window 02/16/2005
049-05-7 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Designation of the Task-Order and Delivery-Order Contact Ombudsman 02/17/2005
049-05-8 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Option Year Contracts and Terms Exceeding 5 Years 03/22/2005
049-05-9 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Guidelines on the Use of Guarantee Period Services 04/04/2005
049-05-10 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Establishment of Louis P. Nangeroni Award for Excellence in Logistics 08/03/2005
049-05-11 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Surety Bonds (Bid, Payment, Performance, and Payment Protection) on Construction Solicitations and Contracts  
049-05-12 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Economic Price Adjustment Clauses 09/02/2005
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049-04-1 hyperlink opens in a new browser window The Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, the Denied Persons List, and Other Lists 01/05/2004
049-04-2 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Mandatory use of the Central Contractor Registration(CCR) 01/06/2004
049-04-3 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for Construction 01/07/2004
049-04-4 Implementing the Set-Aside Provisions of Public Law 108-183 for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-04-9)  
049-04-5 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Contract Bundling and Contract Bundling Reviews
Revised Listing of Exempted Items from Bundling Reviews and Forecast Submission hyperlink opens in a new browser window		 03/03/2004
049-04-6 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Revised Business Clearance Review Requirements and Reporting Actual and Planned Awards of $5 Million or More 03/04/2004
049-04-7 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Maximizing Use of SmartBuy and Avoiding Duplication of Agency Activities with the President's E-Government Initiatives 04/06/2004
049-04-8 Advisory and Assistance (A&A) Services (Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-07-10)  
049-04-9 Federal Acquisition Regulation Set-Aside Provisions for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns
(Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-06-1)		  
049-04-10 Preferences and Special Procedures to Enhance Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Participation in VA Acquisitions (Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-06-1)  
049-04-11 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Incentive Contracts and Award Fees 09/14/2004
049-04-12 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Expiration of Statutory Authority for the Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Businesses(SOB) (FAR 19.11) and the Very Small Business (VSB) Program (FAR 19.9) 09/20/2004
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049-03-1 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Class Deviation from VAAR 808.001, Priorities for Use of Government Supply Sources 11/20/2002
049-03-2 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Change of Field Office Name 11/21/2002
049-03-3 Revised Advisory and Assistance Services Approval (Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-03-12, which was subsequently replaced by 049-04-08)  
049-03-4 Class Deviation from VAAR 802.100(a) Head of Contracting Activity (HCA)
(Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-03-10)		  
049-03-5 hyperlink opens in a new browser window
 Center for Acquisition and Materiel Management Education Online Implementation 01/16/2003
049-03-6 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Parameters of Contracting Authority 03/17/2003
049-03-7 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 New Sample BAA Template  03/24/2003
049-03-8 Abandonment and Destruction of Information Technology Equipment  
049-03-9 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Evaluating the Contractor's Past Performance 03/28/2003
049-03-10 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Revised Class Deviation from VAAR 802.100 (a) Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) 04/02/2003
049-03-11 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Using Reverse Auctions to Acquire Goods and Services 06/09/2003
049-03-12 Advisory and Assistance (A&A) Services (Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-04-08)  
049-03-13 hyperlink opens in a new browser window
 Shipping Policies When Contracting on Behalf of the Department of Defense 09/11/2003
049-03-14 Contracting With Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
(Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-06-1)		  
Year 2002 Back to topBack to top
90-02-1 Web document Extension of Class Determination to Waive Synopsis Requirements When Certain Contract Conditions Are Met 12/18/2001
90-02-2 Web document Enforcement of Controls on the Acquisition of Information Technology and Telecommunications 01/08/2002
049-02-3 Web document Existing Contracts with Arthur Andersen, LLP, and the Enron Corporation 02/06/2002
049-02-4 Web document Operator and Biomedical Maintenance Training (Including Lodging and Travel) 02/07/2002
049-02-5 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Interim guidance for VA's Energy investments 04/03/2002
049-02-6 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Contract Language for Field Standardization Projects 04/16/2002
049-02-7 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Executive Order 13221, Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices 04/16/2002
049-02-8 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Special Contracting Methods Procedures for Service and Performance Based Service Contract Options Exceeding 5 Years 04/30/2002
049-02-9 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Protests, Claims and Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR) as Factors in Past Performance and Source Selection Decisions 05/06/2002
049-02-10 Approval Process for Advisory and Assistance Services (Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-03-3  
049-02-11 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Executive Order 13148, Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management 07/05/2002
049-02-12 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Legal and Technical Review of Proposed Contracts for Conferences 07/30/2002
049-02-13 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Clarification of Senior Level Contracting Officers as Selling Officials 08/01/2002
049-02-14 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Socioeconomic Goals 09/03/2002
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90-01-1 Web document Greening the Federal Government Executive Orders Implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 11/08/2000
90-01-2 Web document Timely Delivery and Contractor Performance 11/09/2000
90-01-3 Web document Small Disadvantaged Business (8(a)) Program Direct Contracting
View hyperlink opens in a new browser window the renewed and reissued partnership agreement		 12/26/2000
90-01-4 Web document Class Deviation from VAAR 819.7003 and VAAR Provision 852.219-70 05/11/2001
90-01-5 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 1998 Amendments
Section 508 Determination and Findings Microsoft Word Document hyperlink opens in a new browser window
Section 508 Electroinc & Information Technology Exceptions Certification Microsoft Excel Document hyperlink opens in a new browser window		 06/25/2001
90-01-6 Web document Contractor Personnel Security Requirements
Current VA-SBA Partnership Agreement hyperlink opens in a new browser window		 07/16/2001
90-01-7 VA's Business Opportunities System (BOS) and FedBizOpps (Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-07-6)  
90-01-8 Web document Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Prime and Subcontracting Goals 07/31/2001
90-01-9 Web document Contracting for Conference and Training Space 09/05/2001
90-01-10 VA Business Opportunities System (BOS) User Training (eLearning Application) (Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-07-6)  
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90-00-1 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General Audit and Advisory Services 01/30/2000
90-00-2 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Solicitation and Contract Review Procedures 06/20/2000
90-00-3 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Forthcoming Policy Changes on Firearms and Motor Vehicles 06/21/2000
90-00-4 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Management, Acquisition, and Use of Information Technology and Capital Asset Procurements 06/20/2000
Year 1999 Back to topBack to top
90-99-1 Web document Contracting Officer Certification 10/14/1998
90-99-2 Web document Operator and Biomedical Maintenance Training Including Lodging and Travel 02/11/1999
90-99-3 Web document Small Disadvantaged Business (8(a)) Program Direct Contracting 02/11/1999
90-99-4 Web document Use of the Test Program for Certain Commercial Items, Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 13.5 07/26/1999
90-99-5 Web document Acquisition Training 11/24/1999
Year 1998 Back to topBack to top
90-98-1 Web document Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Request for Quotation Provisions and Clauses 11/05/1997
90-98-2 Web document Bar Code Scanners and Personal Computers for Electronic Commerce 03/09/1998
90-98-3 Web document Earth Day 1998 03/31/1998
90-98-4 Web document Competition Under Multiple Award Task and Delivery Order Contracts 06/10/1998
90-98-5 Web document Use of Appropriations to Purchase Employee Business Cards 06/10/1998
90-98-6 Web document Procurement of Uniforms 07/16/1998
90-98-7 Web document General Freight Management Program for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the VA Transportation and Logistics Center (VATLC) 09/02/1998
90-98-8 Web document Year 2000 (Y2K) Contracting Issues 12/01/1998
Year 1997 Back to topBack to top
90-97-1 Web document Interim Acquisition Guidance for Health Care Resources Sharing Authority (Public Law 104-262) 11/13/1996
90-97-2 Web document Supply, processing, and Distribution (SPD) Self-Evaluation Guide 12/11/1996
90-97-3 Web document 8(a) Program 12/30/1996
90-97-4 Web document Biological Monitoring Sterilizers 12/31/1996
90-97-5 Web document Reprint of VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 02/06/1997
90-97-6 Web document Purchase of Recycled Paper 02/20/1997
90-97-7 Web document Use of Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange (EC/EDI) and Purchase Card 02/20/1997
90-97-8 Web document Office of Acquisition and Materiel Management (OA&MM) Web Site Management Responsibilities 02/25/1997
90-97-9 Contract Language for Field Standardization Projects (Rescinded and replaced by IL 049-02-6)  
90-97-10 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Preparation of Proposed VAAR Changes 04/24/1997
90-97-11 Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program Accomplishments, Handbook, and Catalog  
90-97-12    
90-97-13 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Copier Paper from General Services Administration (GSA) 09/13/1997
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90-96-1 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Required Sources of Supplies and Services 04/16/1996
90-96-2 hyperlink opens in a new browser window Contracting Under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program 05/13/1996