United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of Acquisition & Logistics

Policies & Regulations - VA Directives & Handbooks

VA Directives provide mandatory Department-wide policies. VA Handbooks prescribe mandatory Department-wide procedures or operational requirements implementing policies contained in directives. VA Directives and Handbooks are posted in numerical order at the following web site: http://www.va.gov/vapubs/ hyperlink opens in a new browser window. OA&L issued Directives and Handbooks available at the above web site include the following:

VA Directives
No. Title

0052

Affirmative Procurement, Recycling, and Waste/Pollution Prevention Programs

0053

Acquisition, Recycling, and Waste Prevention Awards Program

0057

VA Directive 0057, VA Environmental Management System and Governing Environmental Policy

0100

Metric Transition Plan (Implementation and Guidance)

1660.1

Enhanced Health Care Resources Sharing Authority - Selling

1730.1

Use of the Government Purchase Card in VHA

1761.1

Standardization of Supplies and Equipment

2003.037

Prosthetics Simplified Acquisition Procedures Training

4080

Government Purchase Card Policy

7001

Property Management Regulation (General Acquisition and Materiel Management Procedures)

7125

General Procedures

7125.1

Accountability-AEMS/MERS/FAP

7126.2

Procurement Sources and Programs

7127

Materiel Management Procedures

7127.1

Accounting Requirements

7127/1

Materiel Management Procedures

7127/3

Supply Fund Management

7127/4

Materiel Management Procedures

7127/5

Materiel Management Procedures

7128

Storage and Distribution

7129

Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Description

7176

Supply, Processing, and Distribution

7179

Mandatory Use of the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) For domestic delivery services for express small package, express heavyweight, and ground small package shipments (ExGDDS)

7240

Transportation and Traffic Management

7241

Transportation and Motor Vehicles

7343

Utilization of Personal Property

7343.1

Direct Donation of Information Technology (IT) and Research Equipment

7345

Sale, Abandonment, or Destruction of Personal Property

7345.1

General - Sale of Personal Property

7346

Utilization and Disposal of Personal Property

7401.3

Selling Authority Certification

7401.6

Limited Authority to Pay by Purchase Card

7401.7

Unauthorized Commitments and Ratification

7408.1

Requesting Waivers from the Requirement to use VA Federal Supply Schedules

7433.2

Bid Protest Decision Letter

7433.3

Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program for Acquisition