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VAAR PART 842 - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION


PART 842 - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION


PART 842--CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

§842.000

Scope of part.

§842.070

Definition.

SUBPART 842.1--INTERAGENCY CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES

§842.101

Policy.

§842.102

Procedures.

SUBPART 842.2--ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

§842.202

Assignment of contract administration.

SUBPART 842.7--INDIRECT COSTS

§842.705

Final indirect cost rates.

SUBPART 842.8--DISALLOWANCE OF COSTS

§842.801-70

Audit assistance prior to disallowing costs.

§842.803

Disallowing cost after incurrence.

SUBPART 842.12--NOVATION AND CHANGE-OF-NAME AGREEMENTS

§842.1203

Processing agreements.

PART 842 - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

§842.000   Scope of part.

This part applies to all contracts, whether sealed bidding or negotiated.   (See §801.602-70 for requirements for legal review of certain contract administration actions.)

§842.070   Definition.

Contract administration is the coordination of actions required for the performance of a contract including the guidance and supervision necessary to assure that all contractual obligations are fulfilled.

SUBPART 842.1 - INTERAGENCY CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES

§842.101   Policy.

§842.102   Procedures.

SUBPART 842.2 - ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION

§842.202   Assignment of contract administration.

Proposed assignments of contract administration responsibility outside of the procuring activity will be forwarded by the facility director to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Materiél Management (91), who will transmit the proposal to the General Counsel for legal review and approval, as required by §801.602-70 (a)(6) and §801.602-71. Complete justification will be provided, specifically addressing the need for and benefits to be provided by assignment of contract administration. (See §801.603-70 for policy on designating representatives of contracting officers, and FAR 30.401 for contracts involving Cost Accounting Standards.)

SUBPART 842.7 - INDIRECT COST RATES

§842.705   Final indirect cost rates.

SUBPART 842.8 - DISALLOWANCE OF COSTS

§842.801-70   Audit assistance prior to disallowing costs.

When a contracting officer determines during the performance of a cost reimbursement, fixed-price incentive or fixed-price redetermination contract exceeding the thresholds specified in FAR 15.403-4, that costs should be disallowed, audit assistance will be requested. Such requests submitted by field facility contracting officers will be directed to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Materiél Management (95), for review and forwarding to the Assistant Inspector GeneraJanuary 22, 2006 9:09 AMnse Contract Audit Agency.

§842.803   Disallowing cost after incurrence.

Contracting officers may approve contractors vouchers for payment and process them to the servicing fiscal office. Such approval must be within the limitations of the contracting officer and the contract for which the voucher is submitted must be within the contracting officers delegation of contracting authority). (NOTE: §842.801-70 regarding disallowing costs).

SUBPART 842.12 - NOVATION AND CHANGE-OF-NAME AGREEMENTS

§842.1203   Processing agreements.

Prior to execution of novation and change-of-name agreements by a Department of Veterans Affairs contracting officer, he/she will forward the agreement and related documents to the Office of General Counsel for review as to legal sufficiency. The documents will be submitted through the same channels as those prescribed for legal review of contracts in §801.602-72.

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