[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR815.506-1]



[Page 179-180]

 

            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 8--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 

PART 815_CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart 815.5_Unsolicited Proposals

 

Sec. 815.506-1  Receipt and initial review.



    (a) When VA contact point determines that a comprehensive evaluation 

is to be undertaken (i.e., the proposal complies with the requirements 

in FAR 15.506-1(a) and is related to the mission of VA), the offeror 

will be contacted to ensure that all data that should be restricted in 

accordance with FAR 15.509 has been identified.

    (b) The VA contact point will maintain a log of all unsolicited 

proposals



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which will be evaluated. The log will indicate:

    (1) The date the proposal was received;

    (2) The date that the unsolicited proposal has been determined to 

warrant a comprehensive evaluation;

    (3) A description of the proposal;

    (4) The offices requested to evaluate the proposal and the date such 

offices are requested to return their evaluations;

    (5) The date the reviewing offices finalize their respective 

evaluation; and

    (6) The final disposition of the proposal.

    (c) Each office which is assigned responsibility for reviewing an 

unsolicited proposal will be advised of the need to evaluate the 

proposal against the criteria set forth in FAR 15.507(a) (1) through 

(3), i.e., is the proposal available to the Government without 

restriction from another source, does it closely resemble a pending 

competitive acquisition, is the proposal lacking in demonstrated 

innovation or uniqueness? If the reviewers conclude in the affirmative 

as to any one of these questions, the VA contact point shall be advised 

and return the proposal to the proposer.

    (d) With regard to an unsolicited proposal being processed at a 

field facility, if the reviewing offices conclude that the unsolicited 

proposal should be accepted and provide the justification and 

certification required by FAR 15.507, the VA contact point will obtain 

the prior approval of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and 

Materiel Management (93) prior to proceeding with negotiation. In order 

to obtain the approval, the VA contact point will submit all necessary 

documentation supporting the noncompetitive negotiation including any 

justification and approval required by FAR Subpart 6.3 and results of 

any synopsis required by FAR Subpart 5.2 The Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Acquisition and Materiel Management will coordinate the proposal 

with the cognizant VA Central Office program official(s) and furnish the 

VA contact point with the final decision.

    (e) All copies of the unsolicited proposal will be controlled by the 

contact point by numbering each copy. If a reviewing office requires 

additional copies, the reviewing office will obtain approval of the VA 

contact point prior to duplication, numbering the copies as specified by 

the contact point. All copies will be returned to the VA contact point 

once review is completed.



[51 FR 6005, Feb. 19, 1986, as amended at 54 FR 40063, Sept. 29, 1989]