[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: 48CFR819.202-5]



[Page 185-186]

 

            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 8--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 

PART 819_SMALL BUSINESS AND SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS--Table of 

Contents

 

                         Subpart 819.2_Policies

 

Sec. 819.202-5  Data collection and reporting requirements.



    Administration heads, staff office directors and heads of 

contracting activities will, in addition to the responsibilities 

designated in FAR 19.202-5, cooperate with the Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization in formulating specific socio-

economic procurement goals and providing other data necessary for goal 

assessment.

    (a) Each VA acquisition activity shall establish goals for 

expenditure of funds with preferred businesses within their projected 

annual budget. The preference programs supported by VA are listed in 

paragraph (c) of this section. OSDBU is responsible for Department-wide 

goals and accomplishments and will approve or adjust each acquisition 

activity's goals.

    (b) A Procurement Preference Program Goals Report (Report Control 

Symbol 00-0427) shall be submitted annually by each acquisition activity 

to reach OSDBU by November 1. Each report shall contain total 

expenditure estimates and goals for the current fiscal year and 

explanations of the methods utilized to arrive at each proposed goal.

    (c) All acquisition activities shall submit information and 

procurement preference goals identified in paragraphs (c)(1) through 

(c)(8) of this section. In addition, the Office of Acquisition and 

Materiel Management, the VA National Acquisition Center and the Office 

of Facilities Management shall submit the information identified in 

paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(11) of this section. Goals shall be 

expressed in dollars and rounded to the nearest thousand.

    (1) Estimate of the total procurement dollar expenditures (excluding 

delivery orders against General Services Administration (GSA) FSS 

contracts).

    (2) Small business awards (includes paragraphs (c)(3) through (c)(5) 

of this section).

    (3) Minority business direct awards.

    (4) SBA 8(a) awards.

    (5) Women-owned business awards.

    (6) Veteran-owned business awards (includes paragraphs (c)(8) and 

(c)(9) of this section).

    (7) Vietnam era veteran-owned business awards (including disabled 

Vietnam era veterans).

    (8) Disabled veteran-owned business awards (other than Vietnam era 

disabled veterans).

    (9) Estimate of total dollar value of subcontracts to be awarded by 

reporting prime contractors.

    (10) Subcontracts to be awarded to small business concerns by prime 

contractors.

    (11) Subcontracts to be awarded to small disadvantaged business 

concerns by prime contractors.

    (d) Anticipated problems in the attainment of the proposed goal in 

any category shall also be identified. This information will be used in 

negotiating the Department goals with SBA.

    (e) As an addendum to the report, each acquisition activity shall 

provide a narrative explaining the reason(s) for any shortfall(s) in the 

achievement of any previous fiscal year goal category. This explanation 

shall be specific and will be used by OSDBU to justify Department 

shortfalls.

    (f) Upon review by OSDBU of the proposed goals, each acquisition 

activity will be notified of the acceptance of goals as submitted, or of 

any deficiencies. If the goals are not acceptable, the acquisition 

activity will be requested to submit further written justification for 

the goals submitted. Based on documents submitted,



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OSDBU will make a final determination on the goal assignment.

    (g) Accomplishment of goals identified in paragraphs (c)(1) through 

(c)(8) of this section will be determined by OSDBU from data reported by 

acquisition activities into the VA Federal Procurement Data System 

(FPDS).

    (h) Achievement of subcontracting goals shall be reported by the 

Office of Facilities Management, the Office of Acquisition and Materiel 

Management, and the VA National Acquisition Center on a semiannual 

basis, to be received by OSDBU not later than April 30 for the period 

ending March 31, and November 1 for the period ending September 30.



[49 FR 12608, Mar. 29, 1984, as amended at 54 FR 40064, Sept. 29, 1989; 

55 FR 49900, Dec. 3, 1990; 56 FR 44011, Sept. 6, 1991; 63 FR 69220, Dec. 

16, 1998]