Information Letters
The Procurement Policy Service (PPS) has compiled a complete listing of all acquisition related Information Letters (ILs) and sorted them by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) parts in the tables below. Our office is in the process of reviewing all active ILs as we update the VAAR and create the VA Acquisition Manual (VAAM). A chronological listing (by issued date) of all ILs issued by the Office of Acquisition and Logistics may be accessed in the Resource Library.
FAR Part 1
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 001AL-11-02 |
Updates to Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Program |
11/02/2010 |
| 001AL-09-03 (Amendment) |
Updates to Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting Program |
01/19/2010 |
| 049-08-02 (Amended) |
Extension of Certification Date for Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC) for Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) Program (Amendment to Information Letter (IL) 049-08-02 (Amended)) |
07/14/2009 |
| 001AL-09-02 |
Integrated Oversight Process (IOP) |
06/19/2009 |
| 001AL-09-03 |
Updates to Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) Program |
12/19/2008 |
| 049-08-07 |
Authority for Level 1 Contracting Officer Warrants |
09/17/2008 |
| 049-08-02 |
Contracting Officer Technical Representatives (COTR) Training Policy |
04/10/2008 |
| 049-08-01 |
New Alignment of Contract Legal Counsel Responsibilities |
12/13/2007 |
| 049-07-05 |
Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Workforce Certification Program |
12/19/2006 |
| 049-05-2 |
Contracting Personnel Competencies |
10/14/2004 |
| 049-04-6 |
Revised Business Clearance Review Requirements and Reporting Actual and Planned Awards of $5 Million or More |
03/04/2004 |
| 049-03-10 |
Revised Class Deviation from VAAR 802.100 (a) Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) |
04/02/2003 |
| 049-02-13 |
Clarification of Senior Level Contracting Officers as Selling Officials |
08/01/2002 |
| 049-02-13 |
Clarification of Senior Level Contracting Officers as Selling Officials |
08/01/2002 |
| 049-02-12 |
Legal and Technical Review of Proposed Contracts for Conferences |
07/30/2002 |
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FAR Part 5
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 90-02-1 |
Extension of Class Determination to Waive Synopsis Requirements When Certain Contract Conditions Are Met |
12/18/2001 |
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FAR Part 8
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 001AL-11-01 |
Guidelines for Acquiring Office Supplies |
10/14/2010 |
| 001AL-10-06 |
New Guidelines for Placing Items and Services on the AbilityOne Procurement List |
04/28/2010 |
| 049-03-1 |
Class Deviation from VAAR 808.001, Priorities for Use of Government Supply Sources |
11/20/2002 |
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FAR Part 9
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 049-08-03 |
Use of Dun and Bradstreet Reports as a Means of Assisting in Determining Contractor Responsibility |
04/11/2008 |
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FAR Part 13
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 049-08-06 |
Draft Directive and Handbook 4080, Government Purchase Card Policy and Procedures (Attachments included) |
07/03/2008 |
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FAR Part 15
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 049-03-11 |
Using Reverse Auctions to Acquire Goods and Services (Rescinded and replaced by Acquisition Policy Flash! 12-14) |
06/09/2003 |
| 049-03-9 |
Evaluating the Contractor’s Past Performance |
03/28/2003 |
| 049-02-9 |
Protests, Claims and Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR) as Factors in Past Performance and Source Selection Decisions |
05/06/2002 |
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FAR Part 16
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 049-05-12 |
Economic Price Adjustment Clauses |
09/02/2005 |
| 049-05-7 |
Designation of the Task-Order and Delivery-Order Contact Ombudsman |
02/17/2005 |
| 049-04-11 |
Incentive Contracts and Award Fees |
09/14/2004 |
| 049-04-3 |
Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for Construction |
01/07/2004 |
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FAR Part 17
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 001AL-09-04 |
Managing Interagency Acquisitions |
03/23/2009 |
| 049-05-8 |
Option Year Contracts and Terms Exceeding 5 Years |
03/22/2005 |
| 049-05-4 |
Revenue Generation Contracting Authority |
12/28/2004 |
| 049-03-6 |
Parameters of Contracting Authority |
03/17/2003 |
| 049-02-8 |
Special Contracting Methods Procedures for Service and Performance Based Service Contract Options Exceeding 5 Years |
04/30/2002 |
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FAR Part 19
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 001AL-11-15 |
Subcontracting Compliance Review Program |
06/08/2011 |
| 001AL-09-06 |
Applicability of 38 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 8127-8128 (Sections 502 and 503 of Public Law (P.L.) 109-461, “Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006”) to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Ammunition Acquisitions |
08/17/2009 |
| 049-06-4 |
Joint Venture and Teaming Arrangements for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses |
03/09/2006 |
| 049-06-1 |
Increasing Opportunities for Awards to Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses |
12/28/2005 |
| 049-05-6 |
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; SBA Suspension of the Price Evaluation Adjustment Memorandum |
02/16/2005 |
| 049-04-12 |
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 |
| 049-02-14 |
Socioeconomic Goals |
09/03/2002 |
| 90-01-8 |
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Prime and Subcontracting Goals |
07/31/2001 |
| 90-01-4 |
Class Deviation from VAAR 819.7003 and VAAR Provision 852.219-70 |
05/11/2001 |
| 90-01-3 |
Small Disadvantaged Business (8(a)) Program Direct Contracting; View the renewed and reissued partnership agreement |
12/26/2000 |
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FAR Part 22
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 001AL-10-14 |
Requirements for Veterans’ Employment Reporting by Federal Contractors |
09/13/2010 |
| 001AL-10-11 |
Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects |
07/15/2010 |
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FAR Part 23
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 049-07-04 |
Green Purchasing Program Management Reviews; Attachment A; Attachment B |
12/05/2006 |
| 049-07-03 |
Cost Effective Paper Waste Reduction and Prevention Efforts |
11/28/2006 |
| 049-02-11 |
Executive Order 13148, Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management |
07/05/2002 |
| 049-02-7 |
Executive Order 13221, Energy Efficient Standby Power Devices |
04/16/2002 |
| 90-01-1 |
Greening the Federal Government Executive Orders Implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) |
11/08/2000 |
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FAR Part 25
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 001AL-09-07 |
Implementing Guidance for Contracting Awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (RA) of 2009, Public Law 111-5 |
03/17/2009 |
| 049-04-1 |
The Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, the Denied Persons List, and Other Lists |
01/05/2004 |
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FAR Part 28
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 049-05-11 |
Surety Bonds (Bid, Payment, Performance, and Payment Protection) on Construction Solicitations and Contracts |
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FAR Part 33
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 049-05-3 |
Notification to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) when Contract Performance is Authorized Notwithstanding a Protest |
10/14/2004 |
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FAR Part 34
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 001AL-09-07 |
Implementing Guidance for Contracting Awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (RA) of 2009, Public Law 111-5 |
03/17/2009 |
| 049-06-5 |
Earned Value Management System (EVMS); Final FAR Language |
03/30/2006 |
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FAR Part 37
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 049-06-7 |
Performance-Based Acquisition |
08/31/2006 |
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FAR Part 41
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 049-02-5 |
Interim guidance for VA’s Energy investments |
04/03/2002 |
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FAR Part 42
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 003A3-12-04 |
Postaward Conferences |
02/02/2012 |
| 001AL-10-03 |
Reporting and Managing Contractor Past Performance Information |
02/22/2010 |
| 90-01-2 |
Timely Delivery and Contractor Performance |
11/09/2000 |
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FAR Part 45
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 049-06-2 |
New Inventory Requirements and Sensitive Items Listing |
02/08/2006 |
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FAR Part 46
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 049-08-04 |
Processing Receiving Reports for Centralized IT Purchase Orders |
05/02/2008 |
| 049-05-9 |
Guidelines on the Use of Guarantee Period Services |
04/04/2005 |
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FAR Part 47
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
049-03-13
|
Shipping Policies When Contracting on Behalf of the Department of Defense |
09/11/2003 |
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VAAR Part 70
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 90-01-9 |
Contracting for Conference and Training Space |
09/05/2001 |
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VAAR Part 73
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 049-03-7 |
Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 New Sample BAA Template |
03/24/2003 |
| 049-02-6 |
Contract Language for Field Standardization Projects |
04/16/2002 |
| 049-02-4 |
Operator and Biomedical Maintenance Training (Including Lodging and Travel) |
02/07/2002 |
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Miscellaneous
| IL Number |
Subject |
Dated |
| 049-05-10 |
Establishment of Louis P. Nangeroni Award for Excellence in Logistics |
08/03/2005 |
| 049-03-8 |
Abandonment and Destruction of Information Technology Equipment |
|
049-03-5
|
Center for Acquisition and Materiel Management Education Online Implementation |
01/16/2003 |
| 049-03-2 |
Change of Field Office Name |
11/21/2002 |
| 049-02-3 |
Existing Contracts with Arthur Andersen, LLP, and the Enron Corporation |
02/06/2002 |
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