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VAAR PART 806 - COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS


PART 806 - COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS


PART 806--COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS

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SUBPART 806.3--OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETION

§806.302-3

Industrial mobilization; or experimental, development, or research work.

§806.302-5

Authorized or required by statue.

§806.302-7

Public interest.

§806.304

Approval of the justification.

SUBPART 806.4--SEALED BIDDING AND COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS

§806.401

Sealed bidding and competitive proposals.

SUBPART 806.5--COMPETITION ADVOCATES

§806.501

Requirement.

§806.502

Duties and responsibilities.

§806.570

Planning requirements.

PART 806 - COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS

SUBPART 806.3 - OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

§806.302-3   Industrial mobilization; or experimental, development, or research work.

Research authorized to be conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs, in accordance with the provisions of title 38, U.S. Code, will be negotiated under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(3) (except prosthetics research authorized by 38 U.S.C. 7303, will be negotiated under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(5), regardless of the dollar amount). Such acquisitions require justifications and approvals required by FAR 6.303 and 48 CFR 806.304.

§806.302-5   Authorized or required by statute.

§806.302-7   Public interest.

Use of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(7) to support contract award using other than full and open competition will require a D&F prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 1.7 and VAAR Subpart 801.7 and signed by the Secretary. The D&F will be prepared by the contracting officer and submitted by the head of contracting activity (Subpart §802.1) to the Agency Competition Advocate (§806.501). The submission will include:

§806.304   Approval of the justification. See approved deviation dated April 8, 1998

SUBPART 806.4 - SEALED BIDDING AND COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS

§806.401   Sealed bidding and competitive proposals.

Contracting officers shall solicit sealed bids if the contract is expected to exceed the small purchase limitation or expected to exceed $1,000 for contracts made for repairs to property acquired by VA under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 37 and the criteria in FAR 6.401(a) are met. The contract file shall include any findings by the contracting officer that sealed bidding is not appropriate.

SUBPART 806.5 - COMPETITION ADVOCATES

§806.501   Requirement.

§806.502   Duties and responsibilities.

In addition to the responsibilities identified in FAR 6.502(a), the Agency Competition Advocate will coordinate the competition advocacy program as it is implemented at all VA contracting activities. The Agency Competition Advocate will:

§806.570   Planning requirements.

Competition Plan.   Each Contracting Activity Competition Advocate shall develop a Competition Plan and incorporate the Plan in the internal operating procedures of the facility or organization in which the contracting activity is located. It is essential that the plan be endorsed and supported by top level management and be clearly understood by the services and offices that the contracting activity support. As a minimum, the plan shall include:

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