PART 805 - PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS
PART 805 - PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUBPART 805.2--SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED CONTRACTS
Exceptions. | |
Special situations. | |
Preparation and transmittal of synopses. |
SUBPART 805.5--PAID ADVERTISEMENTS
Authority. |
PART 805 - PUBLICIZING CONTRACT ACTIONS
(NOTE: See approved deviation dated December 18, 2001)
SUBPART 805.2 - SYNOPSES OF PROPOSED CONTRACTS
In accordance with FAR 5.202, the contract actions in §806.302-5 do not require synopsizing.
§805.205 Special situations. See approved deviation dated September 4,1997
Note: Class Deviation to VAAR 805.205, Special situations, approved 9/19/1997, increase the "not to exceed" threshold for use of paid advertisement for architect-engineer services to $25,000.
Contracting officers are hereby delegated authority to procure paid advertising in a daily newspaper circulated in the local area, for the purpose of publicizing a proposed procurement of architect-engineer services expected not to exceed $10,000.
§805.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
At such time as an architect-engineer evaluation board is ready to advertise for architect-engineer services, it must establish the geographic area within which architect-engineer firms (including joint ventures) will be considered. The area determined must be large enough to assure selection of three to five firms highly qualified for the particular project involved, but not so large as to make the evaluation process unduly burdensome.
SUBPART 805.5 - PAID ADVERTISEMENTS:::
Note: Class Deviation to VAAR 805.502(c), Paid Advertisements, approved 3/31/1995, delegates authority to contracting officers to use alternate procedures set forth in Federal Acquisition regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.5, which allows paid advertisements in newspapers and other media, when contracting for professional services (i.e., scarce medical specialist services, specialized medical specialist services, advisory and assistance services, and architect-engineer services). This authority may be used, in addition to standard publication/synopsis requirements, to reach individual professionals or professional groups that are being targeted in the local area.
a. The Under Secretary for Health and Directors of VA medical centers, outpatient clinics and regional offices with outpatient clinics may authorize the acquisition of paid advertising for community placement homes.
b. Department heads, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management, and facility Directors may authorize the acquisition of paid advertising for recruitment of competitive and excepted service positions. Such advertisements, for positions other than physicians, dentists and nurses in the Veterans Health Administration, will be used only to the extent authorized by Office of Personnel Management instructions (38 CFR 2.4).
c. Except as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section and §805.205, paid advertising for the procurement of supplies, services and equipment will be used only upon written approval of the Secretary. Each request for approval will set forth the circumstances which preclude procurement being accomplished satisfactorily by normal acquisition methods. The request will be submitted through channels and routed through the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Materiél Management, for preparation of recommendations to the Secretary.
d. Authority to acquire paid advertising other than paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this section, is delegated to department heads, staff office directors and facility directors